 MSC Fabiola docked at the Port of Oakland |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MSC Fabiola |
| Owner: | MS "FABIOLA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG[1] |
| Operator: | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) |
| Port of registry: | Monrovia,  Liberia |
| Route: | Trans-Pacific |
| Builder: | Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje,  South Korea |
| Yard number: | 1793 |
| Laid down: | January 11, 2010 |
| Launched: | April 1, 2010 |
| Completed: | December 29, 2010 |
| In service: | 2010 |
| Identification: | Call sign: A8VL5 IMO number: 9447847 MMSI no.: 636092019 |
| Status: | Operational |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Container ship |
| Tonnage: | 140,259 GT 75,664 NT 146,092 DWT |
| Length: | 366.08 m (1,201.0 ft) overall 350.85 m (1,151.1 ft) registered |
| Beam: | 48.20 m (158.1 ft) |
| Draft: | 15.500 m (50.85 ft) maximum |
| Depth: | 29.80 m (97.8 ft) |
| Decks: | Two continuous decks |
| Installed power: | 65,160 kW |
| Speed: | 25.40 knots (47.04 km/h; 29.23 mph) maximum 19.9 knots (36.9 km/h; 22.9 mph) cruise |
| Capacity: | 12,562 TEU[2] |
| Crew: | 34 |
| Notes: | [1] |
MSC Fabiola is a container ship operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the largest such vessel ever to dock in North America.[3] In March 2012 the ship shifted from its initial Asia-to-Europe service to begin trans-Pacific service. On March 16, 2012, Fabiola docked at the Port of Long Beach, breaking earlier records for the largest container ship at a U.S. port, and at any North American port.[4]
MSC Fabiola is the first of a series of identical sister ships. The other three are MSC Faustina, MSC Fillippa, and MSC Filomena.[5]
At the first U.S. stop in Long Beach, California, the ship was too tall to fit under the Gerald Desmond Bridge and dock at MSC's own terminal, so the Hanjin terminal was used instead.[6] Two days later, Fabiola passed under the Golden Gate Bridge to become the largest ship to enter the San Francisco Bay.[7] The ship docked at the Port of Oakland.[8] MSC Fabiola takes about 18 days to cross the Pacific Ocean from California to China.[9]
The presence of the MSC Fabiola at the Port of Oakland is the result of a 12-year harbor-deepening project that was largely completed in September 2009. Prior to the arrival of the Fabiola, the Port of Oakland prepared by checking channel depth and dredging as needed. San Francisco Bay pilots trained for the visit on a simulator at the California Maritime Academy for over a year. The ship arrived drawing less than its full draft of 50 feet 10 inches (15.5 m) because it held only three-quarters of a load after its stop in Long Beach.[10]
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- ^ "USA: MSC Fabiola Arrives at Port of Oakland". Dredging Today. March 21, 2012. https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2012/03/21/usa-msc-fabiola-arrives-at-port-of-oakland/. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ Crabb, Aric (March 21, 2012). "MSC Fabiola container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland". San Jose Mercury News (MercuryNews.com). https://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/03/msc-fabiola-container-ship-arrives-at-the-port-of-oakland/7024/. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ "MSC Fabiola calls at POLB, largest box to call US". GCTL8.com. March 19, 2012. https://www.gctl8.com/index.php?module=ShowCategory&CatNum=30&hl=MSC%2BFabiola%2Bcalls%2Bat%2BPOLB%252C%2Blargest%2Bboxship%2Bto%2Bcall%2BUS%2B. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ Montreuil, Fabien (February 21, 2011). "La marine marchande au jour le jour..." (in French). Le Havre: marine-marchande.net. https://www.marine-marchande.net/Jourlejour2/AujourleJour-274.html#irel. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Porter, Janet (March 6, 2012). "Long Beach prepares for Pacific ultra-large boxship switch". Lloyd's List. Lloyd's. https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article392962.ece. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ "MSC Fabiola Becomes Largest Ship Ever To Enter SF Bay". KCBS (CBS San Francisco). March 21, 2012. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/03/21/largest-ship-to-enter-san-francisco-bay-approaches-golden-gate/. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ Tyska, Jane (March 21, 2012). "MSC Fabiola containership arrives at the Port of Oakland". Inside Bay Area (Media News Group). https://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_20226446/msc-fabiola-containership-arrives-at-port-oakland. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ Medina, Sarah (March 22, 2012). "MSC Fabiola Is The Largest Vessel Ever To Enter The San Francisco Bay (Photos)". Huffington Post (TheHuffingtonPost.com). https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/msc-fabiola_n_1373586.html. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Matthews, Mark (March 22, 2012). "Huge container ship cruises into Port of Oakland". ABC7 (San Francisco: KGO-TV/DT). https://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=8590497. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
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Fabiola and her family suffer the disgrace of passing from a very wealthy life to that of total poverty, after her father’s death. Doing translations and giving lessons at home, Fabiola achieves to support her grandmother Maria Manuela, her sister Marian and her brother Alberto. This is how, one day, she ends up at Carlos Alberto Roman’s house, to give him, and his little sister, lessons. But, at the same time, she wins the friendship and acceptance of the whole family: father, mother, young daughter and specially, Carlos Alberto, who fall in love with her from the very beginning. But as a typical "playboy" he tries to take advantage of her, and discovers she is not that type of girl; so he decides to forget the whole thing for a while only to realize he is truly in love with her. He returns to Fabiola to ask her in marriage. This marriage will encounter several problems but a dramatic reconciliation will bring back the faith and happiness they deserve.
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