VESSEL RENAMING:
“STAR ARUBA” was renamed “STAR ELROI”, late June 2025, and transferred from Dutch to St. Kitts and Nevis flag.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Edible oil tanker (Ex: General cargo / TYPE 494)
IMO NO: 7221275
1161 gt / 420 nt / 1515 mdwt
Delivered from Elbewerft Boizenburg, Boizenburg / Germany (Yard no 216), in September 1972.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 12/04/1972 – Keel laid
- 09/06/1972 – Launched
- 27/09/1972 – Completed
- “KROPLIN” from delivery in 09/1972 until 1992
- From 09/1972 until 1974 – Owned by VEB Deutsche Seereederei, DDR. (reg. Rostock)
- From 1974 until 1990 – Owned by VEB Deutfracht / Seereederei, DDR. (reg. Rostock)
- From 1990 until 1992 – Owned by Deutsche Seereederei Rostock GmbH., DDR. (reg. Rostock)
- 1992 (short period) – Owned by Brugse Scheepssloperij NV., Germany (?). (reg. Rostock)
- “STAR ARUBA” from 1992 until 06/2025
- From 1992 until 04/1997 – Owned by Tarquin Marine Ltd., Cyprus. (reg. Limassol)
- 1993 – Converted from general cargo to edible oil tanker.
- From 04/1997 – Owned by Star Bonaire BV., Werkendam / Netherlands.
- 26/03/2024 – Arrived ship breakers in Zuiderzeehaven / Kampen – Netherlands to be broken up
- 28/03/2024 – Laid up according to equasis.org.
- 01/2025 – REPORTED AS MOORED IN ROTTERDAM AND FOR SALE – PLANS FOR BREAKING HER UP NOW CANCELLED
- “STAR ELROI” from 06/2025 –
- NEW OWNERS TO BE UPDATED
- From 06/2025 – St. Kitts and Nevis flag.
- 01/07/2025 – Departed Ridderkerk / Rotterdam NL for Lagos / Nigeria with ETA 20/07/2025
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
“STAR ARUBA” / reg. Zaandam, passing Rendsburg / Kiel Canal (Westbound), 26 May 2011.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
