An interesting vessel that was photographed from the air both in 2017 and 2020 is the hull of the offshore vessel CECON EXCELLENCE. Originally a class of 3 with CECON EXCELLENCE as the second unit built in Canada at Davie Shipyards, Quebec as Hull 718 for Cecon ASA but the company declared bankrupt in April …
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The 62 years old lady IXPLORER is still afloat in year 2020 though now trading as KINFISH with Swedish Flag (SWE). She was built in 1958 by Stord Verft at Leirvik in Norway as AMBASSADOR BAY trading until January 1983 then with grey hull as GEOFJORD homeported at Bergen (NOR) until January 1995; SJOMALEREN until …
Carnival which owns nine cruise brands ( Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Aida Cruises, P&O Cruises, P&O Australia, Cunard Line, Seabourn, and Holland America Line) around the world has revealed that cruises will be resumed soon and it will be disposing off six cruise ships in the next 90 days on mid June …
The general cargo ship CDRY BLUE that ran aground on the rocks at Sant’Antioco, on the south west coast of Sardinia, Italy last 21st December 2018 will be cut in sections and removed from her current place. After her Italian owner declared and obtained from the insurer (Siat) the total construction loss of the ship, …
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On Friday 11th October, 2019 the 2016 built crude oil tanker LYRIC MAGNOLIA was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS around 40 miles offshore Malta. She was built in South Korea by Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd at Tongyoung as yard 3107. She’s 250 m long with 44 m wide. Homeported …
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4 yachts – 3 sailing and a pleasure yacht possibly a powerboat were damaged during a fire while moored at Pontoon B, Mgarr Marina, Gozo. The fire is believed to have started from the pleasure yacht (possibly a powerboat) and flames quickly spread to the mainsail of a sailing yacht with the consequences that other …
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On Monday 14th October 2019 the 2007 built MPP ship DEO VOLENTE entered Grand Harbour, Malta for another yacht operation berthed at Laboratory Wharf South 2. Apart from pleasure yachts discharging a 42 metre hull was spotted on her port side. An interesting movement was the loading of Supreme cruises Short Sea Ferry Boat GAVDOS …
On Thursday 18th June, 2020 the ropax CRUISE BONARIA reported a cargo deck fire. The accident occurred upon her arrival at Olbia, Sardegna from Livorno (mainland Italy). The fire erupted in a refrigerator truck and was caused by a shortcut. Reportedly, thick black smoke billowed from the vehicle deck and up to the upper decks. …
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On Tuesday 12th November, 2019 the 2015 built seismic vessel AMAZON CONQUEROR entered Grand Harbour for the first time. She was built in Germany by Flensburger Schiffbau-Ges. Mhb. & Co. KG at Flensburg with a 126 m (loa) and a beam of 31 m. She is owned by Shearwater Geoservices Assets, UK. With a 21,195 …
On Monday 11th September, 2006 the 233.6m (loa) Chinese vessel ZHEN HUA 1 loaded with 6 RTG’s (rubber tyred gantry crane) arrived at Grand Harbour, Malta. Upon completion of discharging the 4 New Super Post-Panamax Gantry Cranes at Malta Freeport Terminal, the ship loaded 6 RTG units and transferred them to Valletta for Valletta Gateway Terminals Ltd (VGT). She …
