Ship demolitions 31st July 2011

Chittagong
Friendly Falcon [MN] IMO 7611652 Bulk carrier built 1977 - 27,791 dwt

Ship demolitions 30th July 2011

Alang
Redwood [VC] IMO 7403689 Cargo vessel built 1978 - 14,931 dwt

Turkey
PELLA [GR] IMO 7705520 Cargo vessel built 1979 - 10,287 dwt

China
LI YUN [PRC] IMO 8025824 Tanker built 1982 - 25,526 dwt
PRO VICTOR [HK] IMO 8712180 Tankr built 1992 - 17,018 dwt

Ship demolitions 26th July 2011

Gadani
Iron Monger 5 [LR] IMO 8916190 Tanker built 1991 - 100,289 dwt
Hao Wang [PA] IMO 7928110 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 64,120 dwt

Ship demolitions 25th July 2011

Chittagong
Doris [PA] IMO 8315035 Tanker built 1984 - 19,960 dwt
Hebei Mercy [PRC] IMO 8023266 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 76,279 dwt

Alang
Barents Bay [LR] IMO 8313300 Reefer built 1984 - 8,549 dwt
Express Power [PA] IMO 8005575 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 102,717 dwt
Qiang Sheng 1 [HK] IMO 8607787 Bulk carrier built 1987 - 87,960 dwt
Theresa Gemini [KI] IMO 7923586 Tanker built 1981 - 39,702 dwt
Kemal G [GA] IMO 6820828 Cargo vessel built 1968 - 9,652 dwt

Gadani
Everest [KM] IMO 7900273 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 34,681 dwt

China
Hong Ming [PA] IMO 8100533 Cargo vessel built 1983 - 20,828 dwt

Ship demolitions 24th July 2011

REGINA MAGDALENA [NO] IMO 8105090 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 3,593 dwt
Bitumen Express [AUS] IMO 8014344 Tanker built 1982 - 4,629 dwt

Alang
La Donna I [PA] IMO 8101991 Bulk carrier built 1983 - 62,880 dwt
Coastal Express 2 [IN] IMO 8321694 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 140,221 dwt
Finnforrest [SE] IMO 7528623 Roro vessel built 1978 - 8,800 dwt

China
Five Stars Eternal [PA] IMO 8015154 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 64,730 dwt
Xiang He 1 [PA] IMO 7902556 Bulk carrier built 1980 - 62,212 dwt

Ship demolitions 23rd July 2011

Chittagong
Dolphina [PA] IMO 8307959 Tanker built 1983 - 12,900 dwt 3730 ldt
Brazos 1 [MH] IMO 8616348 Tanker built 1988 - 78,658 dwt

China
Atticos [PA] IMO 7525970 Bulk carrier built 1976 - 29,165 ldt
Panamax Mars [PA] IMO 7902544 Bulk carrier built 1980 - 62,212 dwt
Suntec [HK] IMO 7825227 Bulk carrier built 1979 - 23,858 dwt

Alang
Syros [GR] IMO 7917953 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 63,325 dwt 12,139 ldt
Virana [NO] IMO 7710408 Vehicle carrier built 1979 - 42,424 dwt
Yacu Puma [PA] IMO 7622807 Cargo vessel built 1977 - 16,261 dwt [renamed Puma - flag KN]
Yahya K [SY] IMO 7348669 Cargo vessel built 1974 - 8,000 dwt
Caribbean Fidelity [PA] IMO 8203464 Tanker built 1985 - 22,700 dwt
Furong [HK] IMO 8213627 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 174,000 dwt
Tibor [BZ] IMO 8301034 Reefer built 1985 - 10,168 dwt
Msc Diman [MH] IMO 8204468 Container vessel built 1984 - 30,124 dwt
Asphalt Victory [KY] IMO 8023761 Tanker built 1983 - 29,918 dwt
Repubblica Di Venezia [IT] IMO 8511206 Roro vessel built 1987 - 18,730 dwt
Handy V [PA] IMO 8209030 Bulk carrier built 1983 - 11,349 ldt

Turkey
Italroro [IT] IMO 7517583 Roro vessel built 1976 - 4,412 dwt

Zoe [ex Regent Sky / Stena Baltica] [GR] IMO 7907685 Passenger vessel built 1979 / 2010 - 5,000 t

Ms Stena Baltica was the last one of the four ferries ordered by Stena Line, Gothenburg in 1979. In 1986 the order for the last one was cancelled due to problems with the shipyard. In 1989 the hull was sold to A. Lelakis (owner of Regency Cruises), Piraeus and was towed to Avlis Shipyards, Perama, Greece (also owned by Lelakis). He wanted to convert it into a cruise ship at an estimated cost of $200 million. At some point the vessel was lengthened by over 50 metres at Eleusis Shipyards, Eleusis, Greece, when over 7.000 tonnes of steel was installed. Later the ship was towed to Avlis Shipyards at Chalkis, Greece. Regency Cruises went bankrupt in 1995 and in 1996, when the ship was about 60% complete, she was taken over by the Bank of Greece. In 1999 sold to Sea Nomad Maritime, Piraeus. In January 2001 all works halted for completing the construction. In June 2004 sold to unknown buyers and on the 16th of June 2004 arrived in tow at Ambelakia. Several auctions have been held in order to sell her but they have failed and now she is on route for demolition.

Other
Puerto Eden [CL] IMO 7128784 Roro vessel built 1972 - 4,700 dwt

Ship demolitions 13th July 2011

Alang
MSC BALI [MH] IMO 7820930 Container vessel built 1980 - 36,314 dwt

Gadani
SEA TIGER 1 [PA] IMO 7501857 Cargo ship built 1976 - 8,159 dwt

Ship demolitions 12th July 2011

Alang
MSC PAOLA [PA] IMO 7416868 Container vessel built 1978 - 19,974 dwt
CAPE VINCENTE [LR] IMO 8911475 Reefer built 1991 - 6,498 dwt
NOSTALGIC [BS] IMO 8511952 Reefer built 1985 - 5,175 dwt
ASIATIC [BS] IMO 8608743 Reefer built 1986 - 4,988 dwt
ANTIGUA [AN] IMO 8812813 Reefer built 1991 - 4,468 dwt
NORDIC SPIRIT [LR] IMO 8606185 Vehicle carrier built 1988 - 16,391 dwt

Gadani
ROSE [COM] IMO 7374486 Tanker built 1974 - 5,865 dwt

Turkey
NAVIGAS 1 [MT] IMO 8026373 LPG tanker built 1982 - 2956 dwt [es Sigas Duke]

China
HAMBURG PEARL [LR] IMO 8102751 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 44,000 dwt
HEBI ARROW [HK] IMO 8107517 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 76,284 dwt

Ship demolitions 11th July 2011

Alang
KALIST I [PA] IMO 7433012 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 26,151 dwt
PERAMI [IND] IMO 7355416 Container ship built 1973 - 11,857 dwt
CAPTAIN EGLIO [PA] IMO 7349883 Bulk carrier built 1974 - 14,197 dwt
YAHYA K [SY] IMO 7348669 Cargo vessel built 1974 - 8,000 dwt
GATI 1 [IN] IMO 8405165 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 4,811 dwt
KING FAVOR [VG] IMO 8119704 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 20,200 dwt
KING HONOR [VG] IMO 7521986 Cargo vessel built 1978 - 28,800 dwt
KING GLORY [VG] IMO 7820772 Cargo vessel built 1979 - 22,229 dwt

Ship demolitions 6th July 2011

US
OLYMPIC AMERICA [US] IMO 7401302 Tug built 1975 - 570 dwt

Gadani
STAR ZULU [BS] IMO 8401066 Bulk carrier built 1986 - 170,698 dwt

Alang
UMM ALBAIN [KN] IMO 8503890 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 8,825 dwt
MELBOURNE MAJESTY [PA] IMO 8315657 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 54,106 dwt

Chittagong
MAR PRINCESS [LR] IMO 8917819 Tanker built 1991 - 96,691 dwt [ ex Genmar Princess]

Ship demolitions 5th July 2011

Chittagong
CAPE GULF [LR] IMO 8712403 Bulk carrier built 1990 - 143,496 dwt
JAG LAKSHYA [IN] IMO 8714762 Tanker built 1989 - 152,485 dwt

Alang
SCOTTISH STAR [BS] IMO 8315994 Reefer built 1985 for Blue Star Line, UK - 13,058 dwt
DUANA [PA] IMO 7800758 Roro built 1979 - 8,400 dwt
LADY JULIET [VG] IMO 82252040 Cargo vessel built 1983 - 15,896 dwt
MALDIV STAR [MI] IMO 7601243 Cargo vessel built 1977 - 8,512 dwt
BERGE PACIFIC [NO] IMO 8412675 Bulk carrier built 1986 - 231,851 dwt
OCEAN PROJECT [SL] IMO 7424035 Cargo vessel built 1976 - 2,711 dwt
HANNABAL II [PA] IMO 8011756 Tanker built 1986 - 24,105 dwt

China
DAEWOO SPIRIT [KR] IMO 8305896 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 166,870 dwt
SAPPHIRE I [PA] IMO 7722152 Cargo vessel built 1979 - 17,164 dwt

Gadani
SILVER CARRIER [COM] IMO 8103626 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 132,837 dwt

Mv Wisdom moves from one beach to another

Saturday the 1st July 2011 saw the cargo ship Mv Wisdom finally being pulled off the beach at Juhu, and then head towards Alang.

The vessel, which was purchased by a consortium of Indian shipbreakers in Singapore, hired the services of Smit, a 175 year-old international maritime company with offices in Porbandar, Gujarat and Mumbai, for the salvage operation.

After two failed attempts to dislodge the vessel, helicopters had been dropping ropes and other salvage equipment on MV Wisdom for the last couple of days in order to make good use of the high tide on Saturday.

Starting early on Saturday, a team of 30 men employed by GR Engineers, pumped out 500 tonnes of water ingress from the ship's tanks and pumped in compressed air for nearly two hours, to enhance buoyancy of the ship.

Heavy machinery was used to loosen the sand in and around Wisdom Three tugs, hired from a Porbandar-based Vishavakarma Shipping, were put in to action at noon and at 1.11 pm, they managed to pull the vessel into deeper waters.

According to a senior level source in the Directorate General Shipping, the vessel will be kept in the outer waters to the north west of Juhu beach, till the time all the clearances from the coast guard and the government maritime institutions are obtained. It will then be tugged to Alang in Gujarat.

"The major hurdle has been crossed, as no one wanted the vessel to be stranded for another day on the beach," the source added.

Source: Mid Day. By: Shailesh Bhatia. 3 July 2011 / recyclingships.blogspot.com

Ship demolitions 4th July 2011

Chittagong
GOLDEN GLOW [GR] IMO 7928122 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 63,990 dwt
PATCHARAWADEE 2 [BD] IMO 7025700 LPG carrier built 1970 - 1,790 dwt
STERLINK VERNAL GRACE [PA] IMO 8510154 Tanker built 1985 - 6,750 dwt