TO BE BROKEN UP – “SOCOL 9” WAS BEACHED ALANG / INDIA, 12 APRIL 2025, AS HER FINAL DESTINATION (ARCHIVE PHOTO AS “AVATAQ” PASSING RENDSBURG / KIEL CANAL 06/2009)

TO BE BROKEN UP:

“SOCOL 9” was beached Alang / India, 12 April 2025, as her final destination.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: General cargo / Bulk

IMO NO: 8801618

6037 gt / 3602 nt / 9588 mdwt

Delivered from Miho Zosensho K.K., Shimizu / Japan (Yard no 1331), in March 1989.

Historic details: (TO BE UPDATED)

    • 24/08/1988 – Keel laid
    • 21/01/1989 – Launched
    • 30/03/1989 – Completed and delivered
  • “MEKHANIK VOLKOSH” from delivery in 03/1989 until 12/1991
  • “TIGER SPEED” from 12/1991 until 01/1992
  • “LOOTSGRACHT” from 01/1992 until 07/2007
  • “AVATAQ” from 07/2007 until 06/2019
  • “SOCOL 9” from 06/2019 until breaking in 2025.
    • From 06/2019 – Owned by Navis Car Line Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
    • From 06/2019 – Panama flag.
    • 04/2025 – Sold to ship breakers in Alang / India.
    • 07/04/2025 – arrived Bhavnagar anchorage / India.
    • 10/04/2025 – Shifted from Bhavnagar anchorage / India to Alang anchorage / India.
    • 12/04/2025 – Beached Alang / India, as her final destination.

 

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ARCHIVE PHOTO:

Here seen as “AVATAQ” / reg. Amsterdam, passing Rendsburg / Kiel Canal (eastbound), 10 June 2009.

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