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Maximos (ex- Clipper Sun, ex-Sun Pegasus, ex-Caransebes). IMO 8501725.
Container ship. Length 134 m, 4,389 t. Unknown flag. Classification society Turk
Loydu. Built in 1989 in Galati (Romania) by Galati SN. Owned by Nejem Co Marine
Services (Syria). Unknown destination of demolition.
MSC Sariska (ex-MSC Alex, ex-Alexa, ex-Carmen Mare, ex-Ville de Zenith, ex-
Passero, ex-Ruhr Express, ex-Seatrain Bremen, ex-Seatrain Valley Forge, ex-
Atlantica Livorno, ex-Geyerfels). IMO 7107780. Container ship. Length 153 m, 8,500
t. Panamanian flag. Classification society Germanischer Lloyd. Built in 1971 in
Lübeck (Germany) by Flender. Owned by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (Switzerland). Sold
for demolition in India.
MSC Sicily (ex-Carmen, ex-MSC China, ex-Prestige, ex-California Express, ex-Asian Pearl).
IMO 7718034. Container ship. Length 186 m, 9,220 t. Hong Kong flag. Classification society
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Built in 1978 in Aioi (Japan) by Ishikawajima Harima. Owned by
Shanghai Costamare Shipmanagement (China). Detained in 2010 in Montreal (Canada). Sold for
demolition in India.
Rhein Bridge. IMO 8808446. Container ship. Length 276 m. Panamanian flag. Classification society
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai. Built in 1989 in Tadotsu (Japan) by Hashihama Zosen. Owned by `K` Line (Japan).
On 18th May 2010 in the Suez canal, due to either a wrong manoeuvre or steering gear, the container
ship which is sailing from Canada towards Singapore collided with the pusher/tug Philadelphia. Both
ships are ultimately sold to ship-breakers. Philadelphia arrived in India. The destination of demolition of
the Rhein Bridge is still unknown. See also page 17.
Philadelphia, anchored in Singapore, November 2008
© Andrew Mackinnon - MarineTraffic
Rhein Bridge in Savannah (United States), April 2007 ©
Lorraine Morrill
River Mas (ex-Budi Waja, ex-MSC Indonesia, ex-Mecklenburg I, ex-
Mecklenburg, ex- Ernst Thalmann). IMO 8607438. Container ship. Length
172 m, 8,750 t. Panamanian flag. Classification society Germanischer
Lloyd. Built in 1987 in Warnemunde (Germany) by Warnowwerft. Owned by Ciel Shipmanagement SA
(Greece). Detained in 2003 in Osaka (Japan) and in 2004 in Hong Kong (China). Sold for demolition in
China.
Sea-Land Integrity (ex-Virginia, ex-Jacqueline J ; ex-American Virginia). IMO 8212659. Container ship.
Length 289 m. Marshall Islands flag. Classification society American Bureau of Shipping. Built in 1984 in
Okpo (South Korea) by Daewoo. Owned by US Bank Nation Association (United States). Sold for
demolition in China.
Sima Tara (ex-Tiger Metrro, ex-Metro, ex-Anro Jayakarta, ex-Jayakarta). IMO
7920560. Container ship. Length 170 m, 7,000 t. Cyprus flag. Classification society
Bureau Veritas. Built in 1981 in Flensburg (Germany) by Flensburger. Owned by
Simatech Shipping & Forwarding (United Arab Emirates). Sold for demolition in India and renamed
« Tara » for her last journey.
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