Still no owner or manager found for UKEDE up till now ?????

Thank you Eleventwelve for forwarding your photo, now uploaded at
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3218411

Hi Eleventwelve, thanks.
However cannot find any picture you've uploaded.
Cheers,
Roy

Hi Roy, I’ve uploaded one of the photos I took. Quite strangely, within about 5 hours after I posted my comment Tuna disappeared from the spot she’d held in Lourdas beach.. quite strange!

Eleventwelve maybe you can post them, else I'm definitely interested.
Cheers,
Roy

I have been looking at Tuna for the last three weeks in a hotel on Lourdas Beach, Kefalonia, Greece. I passed very close to this ship on a ferry heading to another island and have some great photos if anyone would like them. AIS off still.

Thanks David, that is something again. I am curious if I will see her here?

Grimaud Marine Inc, Majuro (MHL), since 12/2019, per Equasis
Palau flag [enough said]
as TUNA: c/s T8A3357, MSSI 511100252

Meanwhile, previous owners as DOLICHA BAY, Swiss Legend Maritime SA, seem to have renewed the P&I insurance with American Club on 20/2/2020
https://www.american-club.com/page/ship-search/imo-9167150

And to add to the history, previous owners were in legal dispute in the Ghana High Court in 9/2018 over two months unpaid time-charter hire.

Coming to a drydock - or a beach - near you.

There is a gap in license between 15-05-2018 and 01-12-2019. Maybe there is to find something?

Thanks Geir.
And no mentioning of Ukede.
Cheers,
Roy

Equasis now has Imo: 9167150 listed as TUNA since 01/12-2019.

Interesting "thriller" of a story, Roy, and I think we haven't heard the last of it yet... :)

Cheers

Vlad

Thanks all for further digging into this mystery.
As the general consensus is, after looking into all options, and after all this is obviously and ex R-Maersk product tanker, the only possibility left it is the ex Dolicha Bay 9167150.
So I will change the imo-number to 9167150 and leave the name as Ukede, the "k" is a bit strangely written on the hull as can be seen at full resolution.
Please comment further if one of you find something proving contrary.
Once again thanks to all for all investigations.
Cheers,
Roy

Found records for IMO 9167150. This Ship IMO Number has been given the current ship name MAERSK RAPIER. It carries the flag of U.K.

In fact, MAERSK RAPIER is marked as having a vessel type of "CRUDE OIL TANKER"and its trade indicator is unknown to us.

The hull of boat 9167150 (MAERSK RAPIER) is made of metal/steel andwas manufactured by GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD - GUANGZHOU, CHINA in 2000. The length of this boat iswhile the vessel has a gross tonnage of 22181 tons and a dead weight of34985 tons. It will be a good idea to check thelatest vessel information by ordering a Boat History Report.

IMO Number 9167150 had previousboat names (ROBERT MAERSK until 2000 Apr). The watercraft or boat has a radio 'call-sign'of MZFR9. On the other hand MAERSK RAPIERis currently owned by and the previous owners areunknown to us. The MMSI is 233816000

I have looked at all of the current and sold Maersk R-Class tankers in service using AIS, and only one is not up to date as of today, and it goes back to the Dolicha Bay so I presume that this is the one and the same vessel.

Ian Thomas

Observations:
While searching on all fronts, I found that 'Dolicha Bay' is/was sought for arrest re: non payment of bunker traders & others: See HERE .
This may explain her mysterious 'disappearance', AIS black out & name change.

The Yokohama-type rubber fenders on deck may indicate she was in use for ship to ship transfers, and in this region, could well mean fishing vessel replenishment.

Thanks all for trying to identify her so far.
The number above the bridge windows are not her IMO number, also they are unreadable in the original.
Checked further possibilities; Maersk Kalea and Maersk Kara are similar, but also sufficiently different to rule them out.
So I'm afraid it's still a bit of a mystery.
Cheers,
Roy

There is some numbers above the bridge windows

Hello Phil

I thought it was weird because when the page went to the area the ship disappeared

Hi Adrian, that's a false track I'm afraid. if you're getting that info from Marine tarffic, take a closer look at the dates :-)

Hello All

Dolicha Bay is heading towards Algericias

To throw a spanner in the works, I've just checked latest Liberian registry info and, as of 1st May, IMO 9167150 is still registered with them as DOLICHA BAY.

Phil I agree this looks like the ex Maersk Rapier then sold in 2017 to become the Dolicha Bay I have looked at photos of her as the Maersk Rapier and the white dome by her mast is in exactly the same position as the above photo so I would say this is the ex Dolicha Bay.


Ian Thomas

Thanks Phil,
I also thought this one was easy....
Went through all the R-class tankers, twenty two in total, and could not find anything that looks like Ukede. As can be seen in the picture not sure her second letter is even a "k".
Don't remember if her AIS was on when I passed her.
Cheers,
Roy

I thought that this might be easy, but it isn't. Having gone through all the GSI and Dalian built examples, the one the stands out, and my best guess, is DOLICHA BAY (9167150). She was purchased in 2017 by a little-known Greek company (Swiss Carriers SA) supposedly linked to Panagis Zissimatos (him of Adriatic Tankers fame..). The vessel's AIS track since start April shows what seems to be rogue transmissions, so it's feasible that she has been sitting at anchor off Cotonou with her AIS switched off. However, her LR class paperwork seems up to date under the name DOLICHA BAY.

I've discounted all the other Maersk- Rs based on AIS, but I might have missed something...

Brgds
Phil

Brgds
Phil

Help needed (sorry to comment on my own picture).
Cheers,
Roy