MSC Opera
MSC Opera in Kiel harbor
IMO no. 9250464
The MSC Opera is a cruise ship that was built in 2004 on behalf of the shipping company MSC Crociere as a sister ship of the MSC Lirica. It was led to the commissioning of the MSC Musica as the flagship of the shipping company.
History
Construction and commissioning
The ship was built with the hull number L32 at the shipyard Alstom Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint- Nazaire. The naming ceremony by Sophia Loren was held on 26 June 2004.
Use
After the commissioning of the MSC Opera cruise in European waters ( Mediterranean, Baltic Sea) was used. During the winter, it also comes in the Caribbean for use.
From 2 May to July 4, 2015 to the MSC Opera extended by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri to 275 m, are equipped with modern technology and new ways to entertain guests. As part of the so-called " Renaissance " program of the shipping company is, both at her, as well as all other ships of the Lirica Class, the maximum permitted number of passengers increased by about 200 additional cabins to 2680.
Incident
During a Baltic cruise, it came in the morning of May 14th 2011, aboard the ship to a technical defect in the electrical system of the ship. Operation of the ship was initially maintained with the emergency power supply. After another technical problem that occurred on the morning of 15 May 2011, the power supply failed completely and the ship drifted to maneuver off the Swedish island of Gotland. A tug brought the MSC Opera for repairs in the port of Nynäshamn. The cruise was canceled.
Machinery and drive
The diesel-electric machinery MSC Opera consists of four generator sets, in each of which a 12 - cylinder diesel engine series 38 of the Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä is coupled to a generator. This machine sets provide the complete ship with electrical energy. The waste heat from the engines is used, among other things, for drinking water treatment.
The actual propulsion of the ship is via two spaced tail propeller gondolas type Rolls- Royce " Mermaid " (Eng. Mermaid ), which can be rotated to control 360 degrees. The built- gondolas electric motors drive in the direction of travel arranged ahead of fixed pitch propeller ( tractor propeller ) at a speed of up to 170/min. This technique allows a high maneuverability, and produces little vibration and noise.