TO BE BROKEN UP:
“MSC RAFAELA” was beached Alang / India, 15 November 2024, as her final destination.
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VESSEL DETAILS:
TYPE: Container
IMO NO: 9129885
42 307 gt / 23 000 nt / 51 210 mdwt
Delivered from Fincantieri Cant Nav. Livorno, Italy (Yard no 5959), in 1996.
Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)
- 21/03/1996 – Keel laid
- 25/07/1996 – Launched
- 12(?)/1996 – Completed and delivered
- Owned by Elnav Esercizio e Locazione, Italy.
- “MSC RAFAELA” from delivery in 1996 until breaking in 2024
- From 12/1996 – Owned by Jacinia Holdings Inc. – C/O: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA., Geneva / Switzerland.
- From 12/1996 – Panama flag.
- 11/2024 – Sold to ship breakers in India.
- 14/11/2024 – Arrived Bhavnagar anchorage / India.
- 15/11/2024 – Beached Alang / India, as her final destination.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO: (LOW RES PIC)
“MSC RAFAELA” / reg. Panama, moored in Singapore, 2 March 2000.
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