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Philadelphia. IMO 8641719 et 8001191. Tanker barge and pusher. Length 213 m, 11,437 t. United<br />
States flag. Classification society American Bureau of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. The pusher was built in 1984 in Mobile<br />
(United States) by Halter Marine and the barge by Bethlehem Steel. Philadelphia is an ITB (Integrated<br />
Tug Barge), a tanker barge coupled with a catamaran vessel that locked into the stern of the barge ; the<br />
US regulations allowed the owners to class their vessels as tug/barge and not tankers. The change of<br />
US rules concerning tugs outlawed the ITB and this type of vessel is be<strong>com</strong>ing obsolete. Double bottom<br />
single hull ship. Owned by US <strong>Ship</strong>ping Partners (United States). On 18th May 2010, the tug/barge<br />
Philadelphia collided with the container ship Rhein Bridge in the Suez canal. The engine room was<br />
flooded and the incident caused an oil spill. The ITB, which was mainly used to carry food aid, is<br />
declared a total loss and sold for demolition in India.<br />
Philadelphia, port of Valetta (Malta), February 2008 © Jorn Prestien<br />
S/R Baytown (ex-Exxon Baytown). IMO 8109682. Tanker. Length 237 m, 15.767 t. United States flag.<br />
Classification society American Bureau of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Double bottom ship built in 1984 in Avondale<br />
(United States) by Avondale Industries. Owned by Seariver Maritime Inc (United States). Sold for<br />
demolition in China. 380 $ per ton.<br />
Sea Jaguar (ex-Genmar Boss, ex-Stavanger Boss, ex-Lightgow, ex-Stellaris). IMO 8307129.<br />
Tanker. Length 243 m, 14,350 t. Marshall Islands flag. Classification society Det Norske<br />
Veritas. Double sided ship built in 1985 in Sakaide (Japan) by Kawasaki. Owned by Sea<br />
Production Management AS (Norway). Sold as is in the Philippines for demolition in India. 325 $ per ton.<br />
Selay Challenger (ex-Treguier, ex-Mascarin). IMO 8504105. Tanker. Length<br />
178 m, 8,457 t. Maltese flag. Classification society Bureau Veritas. Single<br />
hull ship built in 1986 in Saint-Nazaire (France) by Chantiers de l’Atlantique.<br />
Owned by Seaway <strong>Ship</strong>ping &Trading (Turkey). Detained in 2008 in Novorossiysk. Sold for demolition in<br />
India. 450 $ per ton.<br />
Selay Challenger, January 2010<br />
© Fehmi – Vesseltracker<br />
© Andre Le Mens - Marine marchande.net The ex-Mascarin from Saint-Nazaire used to sail on the Persian Gulf /<br />
Reunion Island line for “Union Maritime de l’Océan Indien”.<br />
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