TO BE BROKEN UP – “FINLANDIA SEAWAYS” WAS SOLD TO SMEDEGAARDEN SHIP BREAKERS, ESBJERG / DENMARK, DURING FEBRUARY 2025

TO BE BROKEN UP:

“FINLANDIA SEAWAYS” was sold to Smedegaarden Ship Breakers, Esbjerg / Dennmark, during February 2025.

Vessel grounded in Norway in December 2024, and was thereafter declared as “total loss”.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: Roro

IMO NO: 9198721

11 530 gt / 3459 nt / 8700 mdwt

Delivered from Jinling Shipyard, Nanjing / China (Yard no JLZ98-0702), in August 2000.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

    • 20/05/1999 – Keel laid
    • 28/10/1999 – Launched
    • 14/08/2000 – Completed and delivered
  • “FINNMAID” from 08/2000 until 09/2000
    • From 08/2000 – UK flag.
  • “FINNREEL” from 09/2000 until 02/2009
  • “TOR FINLANDIA” from 02/2009 until 01/2013
    • From 02/2009 – Lithuanian flag.
  • “FINLANDIA SEAWAYS” from 01/2013 –
    • From 12/2020 – Owned by DFDS AS., Copenhagen / Denmark.
    • From 12/2020 – Danish (DIS) flag. (reg. København / Copenhagen)
    • 12/2024 – Grounded in Norway and later declared as “total loss”.
    • 02/2025 – Sold to Smedegarden Ship Breakers in Esbjerg / Denmark.

 

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ARCHIVE PHOTOS:

“FINLANDIA SEAWAYS” / reg. København, arriving Cuxhaven DE from Immingham UK, 10 May 2022.

@ photos – www.maritime-pics.com

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