®
SHIPSPOTTING.COM
WELCOME TO SHIPSPOTTING.COM
AMETHYST - IMO 5418599
Photo
details
Photographer:carimar [ View profile ]
Title:Amethyst
Photo Category:Wrecks & Relics
Added:May 22, 2007
Views:2,568
Image Resolution:1,520 x 1,110
Description:
Sternview from the Tanker "AMETHYST" ex "Agip Genova" gutted aft at Lavan Roads, Iran in 1984, after missile attack in the tanker war. Taken by Capt. Urs O. Honegger.
Built 1963 by Cant. Nav. Riuniti, Ancona (Yard No. 253)
Vessel
particulars
Current name:AMETHYST
Vessel Type:Crude Oil Tanker
Gross tonnage:31,280 tons
Summer DWT:54,050 tons
Photos:6 photos by 2 photographers
AIS Position
of this ship
There is no AIS Position Data available for this ship!
Would you like to add AIS Coverage?
Add AIS Coverage
Photo
Categories
This ship exists in the following categories:
Wrecks & Relics - 1 photos
Ship's Deck - 4 photos
Tankers built before 1970 - 1 photos
Photographers
of this ship
(2)
1 photos
5 photos
More of
this ship(5)
COMMENT THIS PHOTO(2)
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/world/persian-gulf-tanker-hit-by-missile-is-saved-from-sinking-by-tugs.html
1963 - "AGIP GENOVA" - "SNAM" Soc. Nazionale Metanodotti S.p.A., Genoa, Italy
1983 - "AMETHYST" - Oriental Amethyst Cia. Naviera SA, Limassol, Cyprus
15/2/1985 - broken up at Gadani Beach
Edit
comment
Edit
comment