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Title: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: Pilot Frans on June 07, 2018, 08:35:03 AM

(https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/71142709.jpg)

According Ghana web tanker Alice spilts in two near Tema. see:
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Oil-tanker-vessel-splits-into-two-at-Tema-Port-656933

This looks an old European inland tanker to me.
I know some old inland vessels sold to Nigeria and Ghana in the past.
According Dutch rules they are not allowed to go to sea.

Does some one recognise this vessel? Is it really an inland vessel?

  

Title: Re: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: Timsen on June 07, 2018, 08:41:38 AM

Built 1974 at Vahali-Yardin Ghent for Mercator Scheepvaartbedrijf (H.A.Theuns) in Zwijndrecht as

Title: Re: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: davidships on June 07, 2018, 09:29:42 AM

All looks very suspicious.
Probably this one:
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4049994/mmsi:684775641/vessel:ALICE (https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4049994/mmsi:684775641/vessel:ALICE)
But I don't think that "684" MMSI numbers have been allocated to any country, and although J5 call-signs belong to Guilnea-Bissau "J524" are not in the usual format.

Ghana press claims ship is Bahamas flag, though that may not be genuine either.

Another report:
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/oil-tanker-splits-into-two-at-tema-port-and-spills-oil.html (https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/oil-tanker-splits-into-two-at-tema-port-and-spills-oil.html)

Title: Re: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: Timsen on June 12, 2018, 09:02:56 AM

Could it be that Pilot Frans didn't say thank you yet?

Title: Re: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: Pilot Frans on June 12, 2018, 09:35:45 AM

Sorry Timsen,

I did not thank you yet.
But thanks finding the original name.

Frans

Title: Re: Tanker Alice splits in two near Tema, Ghana
Post by: Timsen on June 13, 2018, 12:08:48 PM

This might be interesting too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7MgTPcAJUc&feature=youtu.be
http://www.kustvaartforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6756&start=3080#p462003