MV Altavia

MV Altavia was a Liberian-flagged cargo ship launched on 24 September 1994 and completed on 4 April 1995.^[1] On July 20, 2010, Altavia was turned away from the Port of Hagåtña, Guam by United States Customs officials after thousands of spiders erupted from her cargo during unloading.^[2] In November 2014, she was sold for scrap.^[1]

History
Name	Altavia
Owner	Herm. Dauelsberg
Port of registry	Monrovia, Liberia
Builder	Gdynia Shipyard
Launched	24 September 1994
Identification	IMO number: 9064322 Callsign: ELRR4
Fate	Scrapped 2014
General characteristics
Tonnage	30743 dwt
Length	188m
Beam	30m
Installed power	Diesel
Propulsion	Sulzer 6RTA72U
Speed	21.5kts