Cable Layer "IT INTERCEPTOR" at Calais

 M.S. "IT INTERCEPTOR" is a cable ship built in 1988 by ASTILLEROS DE SANTANDER in Spain, the ship has a GRT of 7374 and a cruising speed of 15.5 knots, the vessel is registered at Bridgetown and is owned by IT INTERNATIONAL TELECOM, CANADA

 When built in 1988, the ship was the ATLANTIDA owned by TELECOMMUNICACIONES MARINAS S.A. at Santa Cruz de Tenerife for cable repair work and pipe laying, in 2003 she was purchased by a Singapore Company and renamed TRINITY SUPPORTER, she was finally acquired by her current owners in 2008. The ship seen below on the 12.2.2012 at Calais, an extremely cold day, with temperatures well below freezing