TO BE BROKEN UP:
“DISCOVERER AMERICAS” departing Piraeus / Greece, 22 December 2025, on her final voyage to ship breakers in Aliaga / Turkey towed by “FRAM PRINCE”.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
“DISCOVERER AMERICAS” / (reg. Majuro)
TYPE: Drillship
IMO NO: 9400057
65 573 gt / 19 672 nt
Delivered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Hi. Okpo Shipyard, South Korea (Yard no 3502), in August 2009.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- “DISCOVERER AMERICAS” from delivery in 08/2009 until breaking
- From 08/2009 – Owned by Transocean, Houston / USA.
- From 08/2009 – Marshall Islands flag. (reg. Majuro)
- 2019 – Laid up Eleusis / Greece.
- 22/12/2025 – Departed Piraeus / Greece for ship breakers in Aliaga / Turkey, towed by “FRAM PRINCE”.
- 24/12/2025 – Arrived ship breakers in Aliaga / Turkey as her final destination.
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“FRAM PRINCE” / reg. Kristiansand
TYPE: AHTS
IMO NO: 9709049
4984 gt / 1496 nt / 3709 mdwt
Delivered from Tersan Shipyard, Turkey (Yard no 1072), in May 2021.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- From 08/2015 – Owned by Finarge Armamento Genovese Srl., Italy.
- From 07/2018 – “A. H GENOVA”
- “SAYAN PRINCE” from delivery in 05/2021 until 11/2022
- From 05/2021 – Owned by Sayan Prince Ltd.
- From 05/2021 – Malta flag. (reg. Valletta)
- From 03/2022 – Cyprus flag. (reg. Limassol)
- “FRAM PRINCE” from 11/2022 –
- From 29/05/2025 – Owned by Fram Prince Ltd., Valletta / Malta.
- From 29/05/2025 – Norwegian (NIS) flag. (reg. Kristiansand)
@ photos – www.maritime-pics.com
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Link below to article published when “SAYAN PRINCE” was renamed “FRAM PRINCE”, in November 2022:
VESSEL RENAMING – “SAYAN PRINCE” WAS RENAMED “FRAM PRINCE”, 22 NOVEMBER 2022






