Broken Up – Offshore Tug/Supply Ship MAERSK BATTLER – 2016

One of the Norwegian built offshore vessel was the Danish owned offshore tug/supply ship MAERSK BATTLER which was launched on Sunday 16th February, 1997. She was built by SIMEK at Flekkefjord, Norway as yard number 92 with her keel laid on Monday 5th August 1996, launched on Sunday 16th February, 1997 and completed on Tuesday […]

Broken Up – Semi Submersible Heavy Load Carrier TERN – 14th March 2017

One of the Norwegian built ships , was the semi-submersible heavy load carrier TERN who throughout her 35 year long career, she transported a large variety of heavy loads. She was built at Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted at Tonsberg in Norway as DYVI TERN trading until January 1988. In 1988 she was renamed to TERN H.I. […]

Aerial Photography – IONION PELAGOS towing bulker ADAMASTOS – 24.07.2015

On Friday 24th July, 2015 the Norwegian built tug IONION PELAGOS towing the 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to Aliaga, Turkey from Cadiz, Spain to be broken up. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ionion-pelagos-24-07-2015/ The 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was built by Hyundai Heavy […]

Aerial Photography – DIAVLOS PRIDE towing HULL 818 tbr DEEP EXPLORER – 31.10.2015

On Saturday 31st October, 2015 the South Korean built anchor handling/supply ship DIAVLOS PRIDE towing the 157 metre offshore support vessel  (osv) HULL 818 was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to Norway from Vard Tulcea at Romania for the osv completion. DIAVLOS PRIDE was built in South Korea by Samsung Shipbuilding […]

Medserv – Offshore Supply Ship MEGA ONE during February, 2010

With Head office at Marsaxlokk Harbour  and founded in 1974, originally at Manoel Island at Marsamxett Harbour (Until 2003) MEDSERV has become a trusted partner and provider of integrated oilfield support and services operating in and around the Mediterranean. Medserv provides integrated logistics support and services, including engineering services for plant and equipment used for the […]

Broken Up – Seismic Ship RAMFORM CHALLENGER – 20.10.2019

During 2019, the Norwegian built and owned seismic/research vessel RAMFORM CHALLENGER was sold to shipbreakers at Aliaga, Turkey and was beached on  Sunday 20th October, 2019. She was built by Langsten Slip & Batbygg  – Tomrefjord, Norway  with yard no 169 though her hull was built by Tangen Verft A/S – Kragero, Norway with yard […]

Breaking Up – Italian Navy Maestrale Class Frigates – March 2024

After the semi submersible heavy lift vessel  (sshl) YACHT EXPRESS loaded 4 former Italian Navy units at Augusta, Sicily back to August 2021, it was the turn of the sshl SEAWAY ALBATROSS to load more naval units, this time – Maestrale Class Frigates from La Spezia, Italy. These were the lead ship of her class […]

Aerial Photography – RED EAGLE towing Oil Rig ENSCO 6000 – 04.10.2016

On Tuesday 4th October, 2016 the towage of the semi submersible drilling rig (ssdr) ENSCO 6000 by the Japanese built tug RED EAGLE was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to breakers at Aliaga in Turkey. ENSCO 6000 was built in Netherlands by Scheepswerf De Hoop Lobith at Tolkamer as the […]

Passer By – Tug VB HISPANIA towing RFA DILIGENCE for scrap – 02.04.2024

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Forward Repair Ship RFA DILIGENCE A 132 towed by the 2011 built Spanish anchor handling tug (aht) VB HISPANIA passed by Malta today Tuesday 2nd April, 2024. Built in Landskrona, Sweden, as the offshore support vessel STENA INSPECTOR, she was chartered by the British government during the critical months of […]