Casualty – NS PRIDE aground at Greece – November 2024
During the last days of November 2024 the German built general cargo ship NS PRIDE ran aground at Greece without injuries and damage. She was on her way to Malta but once she was free, the Greek Authorities boarded her at the Port of Patras for inspection including water ingress etc of which 11 Deficiencies […]
Casualties – Cargo Ship HAYRIYE ANA and container ship EF OLIVIA collide off Sicily – 22.04.2024
On Monday 22nd April, 2024 around 1130 hrs MRCC Rome issued a distress warning following a collision between the 118m long general cargo ship HAYRIYE ANA and the 220 metre container ship EF OLIVIA about 14 miles from Capo Passero, at the coordinates of Area of Latitude 36° 27′ North and Longitude 15° 15′ East. […]
Renaming – ANWAAR LIBYA to SIYA RAM – February, 2024
One of the Chinese built tankers trading around – ANWAAR LIBYA was sold during February, 2024 and renamed as SIYA RAM. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Zyyi, Cyprus last 30th August, 2023 with 1 found deficiencies and her last Mediterranean MOU last 10th March at Port Said, Egypt without any deficiencies. She […]
Renaming’s – MAERSK DISPATCHER to AQUAMAN II – August 2023
One of the Chilean built vessels trading around – MAERSK DISPATCHER was sold last year by Maersk Supply Service (MSS) to Star Matrix Ltd based at Hong Kong and renamed as AQUAMAN II. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Fredericia, Denmark last 21st January, 2024 with 2 found deficiencies She was built by […]
Malta Drydocks – Disabled bulker carrier KING WILLIAM at Malta – January 1992
One of the Spanish built ships calling at Malta was the 1973 built bulker KING WILLIAM which called Malta for repairs at Malta Drydocks (MDD). She was built at Astilleros Espanoles S.A, Sestao in Bilbao, Spain with hull number 189 for King Line Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine and Co Ltd – London managers) as KING WILLIAM […]
Fishing Vessels – TOK TOK
A British built fishing vessel which ended her years in black events was the 1975 built TOK TOK. She was originally the Petershead Tynedraft 86 Class Fishing Vessel GOLDEN DAWN bearing fishing matricola PD 211 and later while she was delivered to Maltese owners she was flying Irish (IRL) Flag and with matricola as BS […]
Breaking Up – 1964 built bitumen tanker JAGUAR – July 2019.
On Tuesday 4th May, 2019 the Maltese tugboat SPINOLA towed the 1964 built asphalt/bitumen tanker JAGUAR from OPL Malta towards Grand Harbour. Late afternoon she was joined by another tugboat , the SEA SALVOR and entered Valletta. She berthed starboard side alongside at Shipwrights Wharf at Bezzina Ship Repair Yard. She was built in 1964 […]
