PALOS

PALOS (IMO 9496458) was built in 2010 in South Korea and entered service under the name STEMAT SPIRIT; vessel databases record a subsequent name change to SPIRIT (2019) and later to PALOS. Public AIS and aggregator entries show the ship currently flagged in Korea, while registries do not publish detailed ownership or management disclosures and no major conversions are recorded in public sources. The vessel is listed as a cable layer with dimensions of 90.00 m length and 28.00 m beam, a gross tonnage of 5,551 and a reported deadweight of about 6,898 t. Those characteristics and the cable-layer classification reflect a platform intended for substantial cable stowage, on‑deck handling and offshore cable deployment systems. Recent AIS positions and port calls (including Mokpo and Busan) indicate primary operation in East Asian coastal waters, where she is employed on submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair assignments for telecommunications and power interconnection projects.