End of an era of former "Dutch Glory"?

[Geir Vinnes]

Gadani it is with Eta. 14/05-2014 2000 UTC.

[DutchHannibal]

Succes now moving to Mumbai at 10 knots.

[DutchHannibal]

Arrived and at anchor now.

[Jan Ove]

Gents,

it looks like that another Smit tug, the SMIT NOORDZEE, last sailing under iranian flag as YAL (1970 NOORDZEE, 1986 SMIT NOORDZEE, 1988 DAFI) has found its end...


http://www.sportenrozenburg.nl/index.php/port-of-rozenburg/haven-en-zeesleepvaart/312-de-noord-zee-van-smit-wordt-gesloopt


http://www.tugspotters.com/site/content/2014/04/hollands-vergane-glorie/

regards
Jan

[davidships]

GLOBAL SUCCESS I sailed for anchorage off Jafarabad on 16/5 giving destination as 24 13.3N 066 14E.  That's about 65nm SW of Karachi.  Something broken down?

GLOBAL DESTINY still about 10nm off Gadani Beach.

[davidships]

GLOBAL SUCCESS now circling slowly SW of Diu, so quite possibly now something in tow.
No change to GLOBAL DESTINY.

(later) GLOBAL SUCCESS I now anchored overnight S of Alang at 21

[Phil English]

Global Success I now listed on Alang Port Position reports as due to arrive 25/5/2014 for demolition at plot 47.

Brgds
Phil

[DutchHannibal]

So is it traceble....I mean, if it happened?
I cant find anything.

[Robert Smith]

Unfortunately the AIS is often switched off prior to beaching. But we'll find out soon enough in the registers.... 

[davidships]

GLOBAL SUCCESS I anchored off Bhavnagar 25/5.  The usual "waiting room" for Alang.

GLOBAL DESTINY entered Karachi port 25/5.

[DutchHannibal]

Can someone link the registers?, haven't had any luck finding them.

[Robert Smith]

This is what I found in Equasis:

IMO number :   8213964
Name of ship :   GLOBAL SUCCESS I   (since 01/02/2013)
Call Sign :   3FDT2
MMSI :   356816000   
Gross tonnage :   2673   (since 01/11/2009)
DWT :   1985
Type of ship :   Tug   (since 01/05/1984)
Year of build :   1984
Flag :   Panama    (since 01/02/2013)
Status of ship :   To Be Broken Up   (since 23/05/2014)
Last update :   27/05/2014

[davidships]

GLOBAL SUCCESS I arrived off Alang from Dahej Anchorage midday 27/5 and AIS transmissions seem to have ceased 2047UTC.  Status changed from "to be broken up" to "broken up 27/5/2014" on IHS-Fairplay, and I would expect Equasis to follow that in due course.  But actual beaching time not yet confirmed.

[Bernd U.]

Global Success I (Imo8213964)beached today at Alang Plot 47
Best regards Bernd

[Tomas]

Strange to feel so sad about a ship no more, but this was sad.

Bye bye, old tug.