“VINETA” MOORED AT ASCO-BASE IN TANANGER / NORWAY, 22 AUGUST 2007 (STILL IN SERVICE AS “AEGIR” IN CHILE)

“VINETA” / reg. Flekkefjord, moored at ASCO-base in Tananger / Norway, 22 August 2007.

(According to own notes vessel arrived for radar repairs)

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TYPE: General cargo

IMO NO: 7396460

916 gt / 458 gt / 1300 mdwt

Delivered from Johan Drage AS., Rognan / Norway (Yard no 374), in 1975.

Name history:

• “NORDFART” from delivery in 1975 until 1994
  • 1975-1977 – Owned by Edvard J. Andreassen P/R, Bodø / Norway.
  • 1977-1983 – Owned by P/R Nordfart (Edvard J. Andreassen), Bodø / Norway.
    • 08/1981 – Lenghtened
  • 1983-1994 – Owned by Fritz Andreassen, Bodø / Norway.
• “VINETA” from 1994 until 2008
  • 1994-2008 – Owned by Flekkefjord Bulk A/S, Flekkefjord / Norway.
    • 17 January 1996 (From own notes) – “VINETA” grounded in River Humber, close to “buoy 34”, underway to Goole loaded with calcium phosphate. 5 crew members and pilot onboard. Refloated 18 January 1996.
    • 2 August 1999 (From own notes)  – “VINETA” collided with a local ferry in Kiel Canal after experienced rudder problems. The ferry grounded, but was refloated the same day. (Ferry crossing Hochdonn).  “VINETA” was underway from Tallinn in Estonia to Rendsburg in Germany.
    • 18 February 2008 – Deleted NIS-Flekkefjord as sold to Chile.
• “AEGIR” from 2008 –
  • 2008-2015 – Unknown owners in Chile.
  • from 2015 – Owned by Detroit Chine SA., Conchali / Chile.

In time of writing (16/4-23), moored in Puerto Montt in Chile.

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