FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“BORACAY” / reg. Oslo, passing Brevik southbound, 15 April 1998.
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TYPE: RoRo
IMO NO: 7430735
21 215 gt / 6365 nt / 14 522 mdwt
Delivered from Oskarshamnsvarvet Sweden Ab., Oskarshamn / Sweden (Yard no 420), in July 1978.
Name history:
- “BANDAR ABBAS EXPRESS” from delivery in 1978 until 1980
- “SAUDI EXPRESS” from 1980 until 1983
- “JOLLY AVORIO” from 1983 until 1986
- “KARAWA” from 1986 until 1987
- “BORACAY” from 1987 until 1998
- “DANA MINERVA” from 1998 until 2000
- “TOR MINERVA” from 2000 until 2010
- “MINERVA” a short period in 2010 until breaking.
In 2010 the vessel was reported as sold from RoRo Shipping UG (Haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG (GHF GmbH), Norge (NIS) to breakers in India.
“MINERVA” arrived Alang 20 July 2010, and was beached 26 July 2010, as her final stop.
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