TO BE BROKEN UP:
“HITIT” was beached Alang / India, 18 March 2026, as her final destination.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Tanker
IMO NO: 9311751
23 246 gt / 10 126 nt / 36 990 mdwt
Delivered from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan / South Korea (Yard no 0392), in February 2006.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 24/10/2005 – Keel laid
- 02/01/2006 – Launched
- 22/02/2006 – Completed and delivered
- “RHINE” from delivery in 02/2006 until 08/2007
- From 02/2006 – Marshall Islands flag. (reg. Majuro)
- “RAVI SPIRIT” from 08/2007 until 10/2008
- From 08/2007 – Owned by Ravi Spirit LLC., Marshall Islands.
- From 08/2007 – Bahamas flag. (reg. Nassau)
- “ELBTANK ITALY” from 10/2008 until 11/2015
- From 10/2008 – Owned by Elbtank Italy Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co. KG., Hamburg / Germany.
- From 10/2008 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
- “MAERSK ARCTIC” from 11/2015 until 05/2022
- From 11/2015 – Owned by Maersk Tankers Singapore Pte., Singapore.
- From 11/2015 – Singapore flag. (reg. Singapore)
- “ESEN KA” from 05/2022 until 11/2023
- From 05/2022 – Owned by White Tankers Gemi Islet, Turkey.
- From 05/2022 – Turkish flag.
- “ANTIOCHIA KA” from 11/2023 until 07/2025
- From 11/2023 – Owned by Esen Shipping Ltd.
- From 11/2023 – Liberia flag. (reg. Monrovia)
- “HITIT” from 07/2025 until breaking in 2026
- From 07/2025 – Owned by Hitit Tanker Gemi Islet, Istanbul / Turkey.
- From 07/2025 – Turkish flag. (reg. Istanbul)
- 18/03/2026 – Beached Alang / India as her final destination.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO:
Here seen as “ELBTANK ITALY” / reg. Monrovia, passing Rendsburg / Kiel Canal (eastbound), 29 July 2011.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
