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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: July 08, 2013, 06:41:21 PM »

RAPLA 8502078 seen as E. KARAKAYA, Sierra Leone flag in the dock opposite Sluiskil where she has been laid up for some time, seen on 5 July, photo added to the gallery.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: June 28, 2013, 05:01:01 PM »

Is that 44 years with one owner, Bugsier? A remarkable record. I saw her fitting out at Bremerhaven in 10/1968.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: June 13, 2013, 03:17:07 PM »

Tansa ex Explorer IMO 8519239 has been renamed Pregol Hav (HAV Ship Management)?

Pls confrim

Thanks Charles, she is in Equasis under this name, Atg flag from 1 May. Owner Hav Navigator AS, managers Bulkship Management, Oslo.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: May 22, 2013, 05:04:32 PM »

Tug OAKGARTH (IMO 8407711) seen at Hull today as MENTOR registered at Limassol.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: April 28, 2013, 06:55:55 AM »

JADE-C (IMO 9320518) now sailing as UAL RODACH on charter from Carisbrooke.

Previous UAL RODACH (9210696) presumably renamed?

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: April 24, 2013, 07:02:02 AM »

RIX HAWK (IMO 7533630) now sold to Lagos owners and renamed RESTORER II, still lying at Hull.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: February 15, 2013, 05:00:31 PM »

Ex Carisbrooke vessels renamed at Hull
IMO 9406958 now ANGELA ex TIN ex CHRISTINE C ex MARY C
IMO 9384186 now MAREN ex KLAZINA C
both registered at Dordrecht.

HUNZEBORG reported being renamed STAVFJORD at Delfzijl 13/2.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Ex Gosport Ferries - VITA & FERRY QUEEN sold to Grimsby

« on: June 21, 2010, 06:53:13 PM »

FERRY QUEEN seen today at Goole in the entrance to the Aire & Calder canal, was told bought by Alan Pease for conversion to a houseboat.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Cocaine siezed off the ship 'Winner' in West Africa

« on: August 31, 2005, 06:50:42 AM »

I would guess she's the former LIJNBAANSGRACHT 3464/77 which has been trading to West Africa as WINNER, there is a photo of her in the albums by G.Drebes.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: August 30, 2005, 09:23:03 PM »

Well, nine days passed and only one renaming offered (thanks!) except for those I posted to get things started ... looks like the idea has fallen flat!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: August 25, 2005, 06:28:07 AM »

Well that will save me an awful lot of typing, the P&O NEDLLOYD was always a bit lengthy!
Wonder if all the ships just getting CP ***** names will get another change to Hapag type ****** EXPRESS names!!

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O Ned buyout buy Maersk

« on: August 23, 2005, 06:49:50 AM »

I think they are reduced to a ports and stevedoring business, essentially?

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Shipping News and information / Re: Renamings

« on: August 22, 2005, 06:35:56 AM »

I presume they need to be posted as a 'reply' under here rather than as a 'new topic'?

Dates of alteration od record (which is always later than actual renaming) and new owners etc. can be found by ref. to Equasis at www.equasis.org
Just a few to start things off.

AASVAER 1591/72 now BUSTEIN (Dom)
BALTIC SHAMROCK 2780/99 now MERWEKREEK (Nld)
FLINTERSKY 6577/02 now UAL ABERDEEN (Nld)
HOOMOSS 794/85 now LIDER KARTAL (Svk)
HOO TERN 794/85 now LIDER CEYLAN (Svk)