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Last Thursday 3rd October 2024, the 2013 built Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPP) TRENT NAVIGATOR called to Valletta, Malta passing breakwaters in the dark morning at 0609 hrs.

She was assisted by tug ST.ELMO that was ordered on Wednesday evening and was secured at DWQ 2 Wharf.

More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/trent-navigator-no-1-03-10-2024/

She was built in China by Damen Yichang Shipyard Co Ltd at Yichang as ONEGO MARINER and in 2015 she was renamed with her current name and homeported at Heerevnveen (NLD Flag) and her purpose of call was to discharge 5 units – 2 motor yachts including a Princess S72 Sportbridge motor yacht; 2 sailing yachts and a Lithuanian State Border Guard 2023 built 24 metres patrol craft together with loading of an Axopar craft.

More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/trent-navigator-no-2-03-10-2024/

Around 1030 hrs  discharging preparations started to discharge the Estonian built aluminium patrol boat GINTARAS ZAGUNIS 104. She’s named after the first Lithuanian Border Guard officer to be killed in the line of duty after the country regained its independence in 1990.

More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/104-gintaras-zagunis-no-1-03-10-2024/

Around an hour later she was discharged and remained alongside the vessel with few minutes later the Officer onboard informed Valletta VTS that she will not shift to her berth but instead leaving Malta bound to Lampedusa for a rescue mission since she’s assigned to FRONTEX.

More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/104-gintaras-zagunis-no-2-03-10-2024/

After all operations were done , TRENT NAVIGATOR left Valletta at 2153 hrs bound to Genoa, Italy.

Both TRENT NAVIGATOR and the patrol craft are represented in Malta by O&S Shipping Ltd who are our SPONSORS too for a lifetime – https://oands.com.mt/

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