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Ro/Ro AEGEAN GLORY
Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Drapetsona, 01/04/10 #9494
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Ship |
Aegean Glory (2007) |
Building Spec. |
A.
Vuyk & Zonen’s Scheepswerven B.V., Capelle a/d Ijssel, Holland – N° 881 |
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Call Sign |
J8B3747 |
IMO
Number |
7712121 |
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GRT |
9.698 |
DWT |
5.483 |
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Dimensions |
152,33 x 19,51 x 6,21 |
Engines |
2 Zgoda-Sulzer 8ZI 40/48, 7.650 kW |
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Speed |
17
knots |
Passengers |
12 |
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Beds |
12 |
Cars |
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Lane Metres |
1.394 |
Sister ships |
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Registry Port |
Kingstown |
Flag |
St.
Vincent & Grenadines |
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Former Names/Own. |
Anzere – Transoceanique Suisse C. d. Navigation 1978-1991 Chartered to Nautilus
Line 1978 Chartered to P&O
Ferrymasters 04/1982-08/1982 Tidero
Star – A/S Tiderř
1991-01/2002 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 1991 Chartered to Ariure
Line 1991 Chartered to Fred.
Olsen 1994 Chartered to North
Sea Ferries 01/96 Chartered to Pandoro 1996 Chartered to North
Sea Ferries 01/97 Chartered to P&O
Ferrymasters 01/97 Chartered to P&O
North Sea Ferries 08/97 Chartered to P&O
North Sea Ferries 11/99 Chartered to Armament
Cotier 1999-02 Vilja – A/S Tiderř 01/2002-2003 Chartered to Ferryways
02/02-09/03 Chartered to Bornholmstraffiken
09/03-10/04 Vilja – Nordea
2003-2004 Tolosa – LD
Lines 10/2004-07/2006 (Charter) Tolosa – Lecco Maritime 09/2005-11/2007 Chartered to Crowley
Marine 07/2006 Chartered to DFDS
Lisco 04/2007-11/2007 |
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New Names/Owners |
Scrapped at Aliaga
(Turkey) in June 2012 |
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A ship which has no sisters, was built in
1978 by A. Vuyk & Zonen by account of the Swiss company Transoceanique
Suisse Compagnie de Navigation. Despite being the home land
of “Alinghi”, Switzerland is not a land of sea and mariners, so the ship was
engaged in the charter market, sailing almost every European seas in her 29
years of life: North Sea for P&O, Fred. Olsen, North Sea Ferries and
Ferryways; Baltic Sea for DFDS Lisco and Bornholmstraffiken, Thyrrenian Sea for
Armament Cotier and also the Atlantic Ocean for LD Lines, before being sold to
Aegean Cargo of Kostas Agapitos. For the latter company, she links Piraeus with
Cyprus and Middle East, carrying the name “Aegean Glory” which was already used
by another ro/ro in Agapitos fleet. Often deployed also on routes from France
to Africa during charter service, during Spring 2010 many rumours about her
scrapping are spreading, but until now, no more news are
heard about it. Finally the ship was chartered on May
2010 for a long trip from France to Liberia, Mauritius, Bangladesh, India and
Pakistan, but the trip was interrupted on June 26th, when the
“Aegean Glory” was arrested in Kolkata. This decision was taken because the
ship was carrying military cargo previously employed in the UN peace-keeping
mission in Liberia by Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Nepalese armies, but without
advising Indian Port Authorities that this cargo was taken on a merchant ship,
while Indian army usually makes these dangerous shipments on its own naval
ships. After it was made clear that the military cargo was not destined to
terrorists, the “Aegean Glory” was released early in July 2010 to continue her
trip and to reach Greece at the end of August. Laid up until June 2012, she
left the anchorage for the scrap.
Photo
Gallery
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Immingham, 07/04/1982 |
Genoa, 1986 |
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Paul Morgan |
Gianpaolo Pesarini |
TRANSOCEANIQUE SUISSE / NAUTILUS LINE – Anzere (1978-1991)
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Europoort, May 1991 |
Immingham, 22/11/1991 |
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Paul Morgan |
Paul Morgan |
A/S TIDERŘ – Tidero Star (1991-1994)
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Europoort, August 1995 |
Europoort, August 1995 |
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Pieter Inpijn |
Pieter Inpijn |
FRED. OLSEN LINES – Tidero
Star (1994)
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Europoort, 23/02/1999 |
Rotterdam, June 1999 |
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Joerg Seyler |
Paul Morgan |
A/S TIDERŘ – Tidero Star (1994-2002)
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Ostend, 20/09/2003 |
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Dieter Pots - Shipspotting |
FERRYWAYS – Vilja (2002-2003)
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Eemshaven, 21/05/2005 |
Eemshaven, 21/05/2005 |
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Frits Olinga |
Frits Olinga |
LD LINES – Tolosa (2004-2006)
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Kiel, 01/03/2007 |
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Paul Morgan |
LECCO MARITIME – Tolosa (2006-2007)
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Piraeus, 10/12/2007 |
Keratsini, 10/12/2007 |
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Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
AEGEAN
CARGO – Aegean Glory (2007)
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Valencia, 13/03/2009 |
Valencia, 13/03/2009 |
Valencia, 05/05/2009 |
Valencia, 05/05/2009 |
Piraeus, 02/02/2010 |
Drapetsona, 31/03/2010 |
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Manuel Hernández Lafuente |
Manuel Hernández
Lafuente |
Manuel Hernández
Lafuente |
Manuel Hernández
Lafuente |
Apostolos Kaknis |
Michele Lulurgas |
AEGEAN
CARGO – Aegean Glory (2008-2012)