NAME CHANGE:
“CORAL MER” was renamed “PERSIAN SOPHIA”, late June 2024, and transferred from Antigua & Barbuda to Iranian flag.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: General cargo / Bulk
IMO NO: 9148087
1595 gt / 587 nt / 2066 mdwt
Delivered from Scheepswerf De Kaap, Meppel / Netherlands (Yard no 225), in December 1996.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 01/01/1996 – Keel laid
- 04/10/1996 – Launched
- 12/1996 – Completed and delivered
- “THARSIS” from delivery in 12/1996 until 10/2007
- From 12/1996 – Owned by Rederij Tharsis CV., Netherlands. (reg. Delfzijl)
- “MILOS” from 10/2007 until 02/2010
- From 10/2007 – Owned by Crete Shipping Co. Ltd., Malta. (reg. Valletta)
- “MARI MER” from 02/2010 until 01/2012
- From 02/2010 – Owned by Mari Mer Shipping Ltd., Malta.
- “CORAL MER” from 01/2012 until 06/2024
- From 01/2012 – Owned by Stamelos Shipping Co. Ltd., Malta.
- From 05/2013 – Antigua & Barbuda flag.
- “PERSIAN SOPHIA” from 06/2024 –
- From 06/2024 – Iranian owners. (NEW OWNERS TO BE UPDATED)
- From 06/2024 – Iranian flag.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO: (LOW RES PIC)
Here seen as “THARSIS” / reg. Delfzijl, passing Hook of Holland in New Waterway, 20 May 2005, on her way from Rotterdam for sea.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
