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Passenger ship
Gloriya (ex-Gloria, ex-Akademik Vernadskiy). IMO 6726929. Research vessel
modernized and converted to passenger ship in 1997 on the Odessa-Istanbul line.
Length 124 m, 4,843 t. Moldavian flag. Unknown classification society. Built in 1968 in
Wismar (Germany) by Mathias-Thesen. Owned by Special Building-Technology (Ukraine). Sold for
demolition in Turkey. 295 $ per ton.
©Vladimir Knyaz
Royale (ex-Casino Royale, ex-Fortune Star , ex-St.Tropez, ex-Manistal, ex-Talisman,
ex-Enchanted Sun, ex-Sofia, ex-Emerald Express, ex-Stena Arcadia ex-Tropic Star II,
ex-Pride Of San Diego, ex-Scandinavian Saga, ex-Castalia). 14 names ! IMO
7350442. Passenger ship. Length 132 m, 5,201 t. Deflagged from Bahamas to Tanzania for her last
journey. Unknown classification society. Ferry built in 1974 in Salamis (Greece) by Kynosoura DY and
converted to cruise ship in 1988. Owned by EXIM Inc (United States). After a period of unemployment in
the Bahamas, the ex floating casino becomes Tanzanian and is sold for demolition in India.
Saga Rose (ex-Gripsholm, ex-Sagafjord). IMO 6416043. Passenger ship. Length
188 m. Bahamian flag. Classification society Det Norske Veritas. Built in 1965 in La
Seyne-sur-Mer (France) by Chantiers de la Méditerranée. Owned by Saga Cruises
(United Kingdom). After her retirement from the Saga Cruises fleet, the Saga Rose made three calls in
South Africa in May 2010, then sailed eastward to Asia before being back in the South African waters.
The silence of the British shipowner still leaves room for much speculation about the future of the ship.
The Saga Rose, ultimately, was sold for demolition in China with an utmost discretion. See also p 42,
The END.
Saga Rose clearing Milford Sound (New Zealand)
© Dedge - Shipspotting
Sagafjord © Chris Howell
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