“BEWA” PASSING RENDSBURG / KIEL CANAL, 11 JUNE 2009 (SANK AS “UK DIVERSITY” OFF LIBYA, 17 FEBRUARY 2021)

“BEWA” / reg. Bergen, passing Rendsburg / Kiel Canal (eastbound), 11 June 2009.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: General cargo / Bulk

IMO NO: 7359125

1920 gt / 1117 nt / 2753 mdwt

Delivered from AS. Ørskov Christensens Staalskibs, Frederikshavn / Denmark (Yard no 73), in March 1975.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

    • 09/1974 – Keel laid
    • 10/01/1975 – launched
    • 20/03/1975 – Completed and delivered
  • “KARIN BEWA” from delivery in 03/1975 until 07/1976
    • From 03/1975 – Owned by KS. Bewa XX (Bewa Line AS.), Hellerup / Denmark.
    • From 03/1975 – Danish flag. (reg. København / (Copenhagen)
  • “HAVSØ” from 07/1976 until 04/1993
    • From 1976 – Owned by Harry Carlsson, Hallevik / Sweden.
    • From 1976 – Swedish flag.
    • 1979 – Lgt.
  • “BEWA” from 04/1993 until 08/2013
    • From 04/1993 – Owned by Farley Trading Ltd. (Lund, Mohr & Giæver Enger AS.), Bergen / Norway.
    • From 04/1993 – Norwegian (NIS) flag. (reg. Bergen)
    • From 11/1998 – Owned by Farley Trading Ltd. (Sunbay Management AS.), Bergen / Norway.
    • From 06/2011 – Owned by CH Shipping Handelsbolag (Sunbay Management AS.), Bergen / Norway.
    • From 04/2012 – Belize flag. (reg. Belize City)
  • “SUN LIGHT” from 08/2013 until 12/2020
    • From 08/2013 – Owned by Dania Marine Ltd. (Unimed Nav. SA.), Turkey.
    • From 08/2013 – Sierra Leone flag. (reg. Freetown)
    • From 07/2014 – Owned by Dania Marine Ltd. (Technical Marine International SA.), Malakal Harbor / Palau.
    • From 07/2014 – Palau flag. (reg. Malakal Harbor)
    • From 07/2017 – Owned by Joumah Shipping Co. Ltd. (Technical Marine International SA.), Malakal Harbor / Palau.
  • “UK DIVERSITY” from 12/2020 –
    • 17/02/2021 – “UK DIVERSITY” sank while trying to avoid severe weather 95 nm off the coast of Libya / Gulf of Sidra, while enroute from Iskenderun in Turkey to Port Harcourt in Nigeria. 11 crew members were rescued by container ship “CHARLIE” and tanker “ZARIFA ALIYEVA”.

 

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