''Anne Scan'' is a cargo ship registered in

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which was detained in

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on 27 October 2009 when over

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50,000,000 worth of

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s were discovered on board.

History

''Anne Scan'' was built by Slovenskie Lodenice AG. She was launched in 1996 and completed on 1 March 1997. Her original name was ''Lebasee''. In 2006 she was renamed ''Moldova'' and in 2007 she was renamed ''Herford'' and then ''Anne Scan''. She is owned by NORDICA Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG,

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and managed by HELD Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG, Haren. The vessel is operated by Scan-Trans."Anne Scan" seized in Greenore, Ireland
, scan-trans.com Her port of registry is St. John, Antigua and Barbuda. On 27 October 2009, ''Anne Scan'' was seized by Irish authorities for allegedly being involved in a cigarette smuggling operation.Nine freed in cigarette haul investigation
Pamela Newenham and Joanna Roberts,

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, 28 October 2009, retrieved 5 November 2009 An estimated €50 million was found on board the ship when it was seized in

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by Revenue Customs Service supported by An

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, making it the largest seizure of contraband cigarettes in the

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. The ship was moved to

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for unloading. It was chartered to take cargo from the

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and was to be returned to her owners after the trip.Biggest cigaret seizure ever

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, 29 October 2009, retrieved 5 November 2009

Description

''Anne Scan'' has a blue hull and white superstructure.ANNE SCAN
marinetraffic.com She is long with a beam of and a draught of . She is , 1,372 NT and 3,526 DWT. She is powered by a MAN B&W

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of and has a

bow thruster Manoeuvering thrusters (bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are transversal propulsion devices built into or mounted to either the Bow (watercraft), bow or stern (front or back, respectively) of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable. Bow th ...

to aid manoeuvrability. ''Anne Scan'' has a speed of .

Identification

''Anne Scan'' has IMO Number 9145126, MMSI Number 304256000 and uses the callsign V2IA8.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anne Scan 1996 ships Cargo ships of Antigua and Barbuda Maritime incidents in 2009