The end for the former "SMIT LONDON"

[Robert Smith]

It was reported that one of the strongest Ocean Going Salvage tugs
the Global Change, the former Smit London, Smitwijs London, London
was beached and scrapped on 25th June, in India.

The tug recently was sold by Svitzer to GMS together with her sisters
the Global Destiny (ex Rotterdam) and the Global Succes I (ex Singapore). All three are tugs of 74.8m in length and 22,000 hp and started life as part of the Smit International fleet

source: Towingline.com

[rd77]

Slight correction: according to the GMS weekly demolition reports,  the GLOBAL CHANGE arrived at Alang on June 16th and was beached on June 22nd.

Source(s): http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId=a2070dd4-938b-4134-940f-2b83c5d60fc9

and

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId=673e1e47-ee75-4bd9-a1ad-d3be5645b17f

You can download the reports. If you don't follows these reports, I highly recommend that you start doing so! 

[Leon de Hoop]

Thank you very very much, I didn't know this site but I immediatly saved in my favourites.

Cheers

Leon

[DanEarl]

No doubt our trusted 'beaching photographer' at Alang, primedude, will be adding some photos very soon.

Cheers, Dan.

[rd77]

No doubt our trusted 'beaching photographer' at Alang, primedude, will be adding some photos very soon.

Cheers, Dan.

Too bad he works at Gadani Beach, Pakistan 

[SteKrueBe]

Slight correction: according to the GMS weekly demolition reports,  the GLOBAL CHANGE arrived at Alang on June 16th and was beached on June 22nd.

Source(s): http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId=a2070dd4-938b-4134-940f-2b83c5d60fc9

and

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/News.aspx?ElementId=673e1e47-ee75-4bd9-a1ad-d3be5645b17f

You can download the reports. If you don't follows these reports, I highly recommend that you start doing so! 

Hi there!
Equasis reports the Status of 'Global Change' as broken up since 16th june 2013, so she found definitively her end.

[Leon de Hoop]

She anchored up at Bhavnagar at 01/06/2013 according to her last AIS track.