HISTRIA SUN DENALI

Ships that have crossed the bar...
A roundup of recent demolition sales...

Five ships to report that have recently been sold to the breakers.

First off is the 1979-built bulk carrier HISTRIA SUN. She was constructed by Santierul Naval Constanta S.A, Romania and was operated by Histria Shipmanagement. Reportedly sold to Bangladesh breakers. Prior to her last name she was called BREAZA

Indian breakers have taken the CLEOPATRA 1, a 12,200 grt passenger/roro vessel built in 1971 at Kanasashi Co.Ltd., Shimizu, Japan. She was first named, rather boringly, CENTRAL No 3 for the Central Ferry Co of Kobe, Japan. She was sold not long after in 1973 to sold to Cie Nationale Algerienne de Navigation Maritime, Algeria and became the EL DJAZAIR. Rebuilt in 1974 and transferred to two further Algerian companies before being sold to Cleopatra Nav of Egypt in 2004. Reportedly she had engine troubles last year which probably hastened her demise.

Next off is the ATLANTIC FOREST, a USA-owned barge carrier. She was built in 1984 at the Kherson Shipyard, Ukraine. Latterly owned by Waterman Steamship Company, she has gone to Alang.

To Pakistan has gone the 16,166 grt RILA, another bulk carrier. She was built in 1977 and was owned by Navigation Maritime Bulgare

Last but not least, another American-flagged vessel says goodbye, but this time she was built in the USA at the National Steel & Shipuilding Co in 1978. Powered by steam turbines and of 83,649 grt the elderly crude oil tanker steams off into the history books to the breakers at Bangladesh.