FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“AL ZAHRAA” / reg. Alexandria, passing Cuxhaven in Germany (westbound), 8 August 2001.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: General cargo / Bulk
IMO NO: 7531591
5744 gt / 3614 nt / 8207 mdwt
Delivered from Ebin/So Est. S.A., Porto Alegre / Brazil (Yard no 101), in December 1980.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 27/05/1977 – Keel laid
- 09/09/1977 – Launched as “NAXOS ISLAND”
- Naxos Shipping SA., Piraeus / Greece.
- 01/12/1980 – Completed and delivered
- “GEHAN AL SADAT” from delivery in 12/1980 until 01/1989
- From 12/1980 – Owned by Pharaonic Shipping Co., Egypt.
- From 12/1980 – Egyptian flag. (reg. Alexandria)
- “AL ZAHRAA” from 01/1989 until 07/2008
- From 01/1989 – Owned by Federal Arab Maritime Co., Egypt.
- “GRAND STAR” from 07/2008 until breaking in 2013.
- From 07/2008 – Owned by National Shipping & Investment Co., Alexandria / Egypt.
- 05/2010 – Engine damage in Black Sea and thereafter laid up in Alexandria / Egypt.
- 24/08/2013 – Arrived ship breakers in Aliaga / Turkey, as her final destination and was broken up during September 2013.
- Arrived under tow from lay up in Alexandria / Egypt.
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