Caymans Island-flagged, homeport Georgetown, IMO 744119, MMSI 319965000 and callsign ZCTL8. Launched at the Hoivolds Mekaniske Verksted, Kristiansand, Norway with yard number 52 on 31 October 1975 and completed in January 1976. Owned and managed by Pescanova, Pontevedra, Spain. Ex-Norway-flagged Polarsirkel 1975-1981, Polar Circle 1981-January 1988.
