# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
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Fox Maiden (ex-Desert Explorer, ex-Bulk Explorer, ex-Thalassini Axia, ex-Dimitris). IMO 8306838. Bulk<br />
carrier. Length 189 m, 9,101 t. Filipino flag. Classification society Lloyd's Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in<br />
1985 in Maizuru (Japan) by Hitachi. Owned by Roymar <strong>Ship</strong> Management Inc (United States). Sold for<br />
demolition in India. 448 US$ per ton including full spares.<br />
Gem of Safaga (ex-Konkar Lydia, ex-Deerpool, ex-Delphic Flame, ex-Alpha Flame, ex-<br />
Deborah L, ex-Shannon Venture). IMO 8022444. Bulk carrier. Length 228 m, 11,994 t. Indian<br />
flag. Classification society Indian Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in 1982 in Numakuma (Japan) by<br />
Tsuneishi SB. Owned by West Asia Maritime Ltd (India). Detained in 2008 in Gladstone (Australia). The<br />
ship was seized by the Australian Federal Court due to a cargo dispute between the owner and the<br />
charterer and has been immobilized for several months in Sydney. In late December 2009, she returned<br />
to the coal trade. Sold for demolition in Xinhui (China).<br />
Gold Star (ex-Agia Thalassini I, ex-City of Port Louis, ex-Current). IMO 8221674. Bulk carrier. Length<br />
190 m, 7,843 t. Hong Kong flag. Classification society Lloyd's Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in 1984 in<br />
Onishi (Japan) by Kurushima. Owned by COSCO (China). Sold for demolition in Bangla<strong>des</strong>h.<br />
Good Hope (ex-Panos Earth, ex-Four Earth, ex-Antonis P, ex-Ideefix, ex-Adirondack). IMO<br />
8214695. Bulk carrier. Length 244 m, 12,539 t. Panamanian flag. Classification society Lloyd's<br />
Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in 1984 in Nagasaki (Japan) by Mitsubishi. Owned by Sterling<br />
<strong>Ship</strong>ping Co (Singapore). Detained in 2002 in Gdansk (Poland), in 2006 in Dangjin (South Korea) and in<br />
2007 in Tarragona (Spain). Sold for demolition in Bangla<strong>des</strong>h. 430 US$ per ton.<br />
Gordon C. Leitch. IMO 6815237. Bulk carrier. Length 223 m. Deflagged from Canada to Sierra Leone for<br />
her last voyage to scrapping. Classification society Lloyd's Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in 1968 in Montreal<br />
(Canada) by Canadian Vickers. Owned by Algomar Central Corp (Canada). Like the Algomar, the<br />
Gordon C. Leitch is acquired in July 2012 by a Turkish ship-<strong>breaking</strong> yard, deflagged to Sierra Leone<br />
and her name shortened to Don . In<br />
August, she left in tow for demolition<br />
in Turkey.<br />
Gordon C Leitch on the Welland canal,<br />
Canada, May 2011 © Paul Beesley<br />
Govind Prasad (ex-Ikaria, ex-Thalassini Avra, ex-Kepwave). OMI7926112. Bulk carrier. Length<br />
263 m, 17,471 t. Indian flag. Classification society Indian Register of <strong>Ship</strong>ping. Built in 1981 in<br />
Tamano (Japan) by Mitsui. Owned by Essar <strong>Ship</strong>ping Ltd (India). Detained in 2006 in<br />
Amsterdam (Netherlands). Sold for demolition in Pakistan.<br />
Grand (ex-Grand George, ex-Captain George I, ex-Captain George L, ex-Stena Africa, ex-Fort<br />
Providence). IMO 8102256. Bulk carrier. Length 224 m, 12,118 t. Panamanian flag.<br />
Classification society RINA. Built in 1982 in Ulsan (South Korea) by Hyundai. Owned by Ningbo<br />
Shanglun<strong>Ship</strong> Management Co (China). Detained in 2003 in Hay Point (Australia), in 2007 in Cadiz<br />
(Spain) and Corpus Christi (Texas, United States), in 2008 in Tyne (United Kingdom), in 2009 in Ningbo<br />
(China), in 2010 in Boryeong (South Korea) and in 2011 in Xiamen (China). Sold for demolition in<br />
Jiangyin (China).<br />
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