TO BE BROKEN UP:
“DRAGON VICTOR” was beached Alang / India, 4 March 2026, as her final destination.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Tanker
IMO NO: 9127667
21 897 gt / 12 597 nt / 40 727 mdwt
Delivered from Apuania Cant., Marina di Carrara / Italy (Yard no 1201), in June 1997.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 20/12/1995 – Keel laid
- 12/1996 – Launched
- 14/06/1997 – Completed and delivered
- “ISOLA ROSSA” from delivery in 06/1997 until 08/2008
- From 06/1997 – Owned by Seatankers Ltd., Bahamas.
- From 06/1997 – Bahamas flag. (reg. Nassau)
- From 1998 – Owned by Finaval Spa., Rome / Italy.
- From 1998 – Italian flag. (reg. Palermo)
- “CHAMPION TRADER” from 08/2008 until 03/2020
- From 08/2008 – Owned by Champion Shipping AS., Bergen / Norway.
- From 08/2008 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
- From 11/2008 – UK flag. (reg. Dover)
- From 11/2010 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
- From 23/10/2015 – Norwegian (NIS) flag. (reg. Bergen)
- “EXUBERANT STAR” from 03/2020 until 07/2023
- From 03/2020 – Owned by Hong Kong Exuberant Star International.
- From 14/04/2020 – Panama flag. (reg. Panama)
- “TONDA SOURCE” from 07/2023 until 08/2025 (?)
- “DRAGON VICTOR” from 08/2025 (?) until breaking in 2026
- From 08/2025 – Unknown flag.
- From ??/20?? – Angola flag.
- 04/03/2026 – Beached Alang / India as her final destination
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
Here seen as “CHAMPION TRADER” / reg. Monrovia, passing Hook of Holland in New Waterway / Netherlands, 10 October 2012, on her way to Rotterdam NL.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
