General cargo ship “Wakatake Maru” (若竹丸) at anchor off the Shatt al Arab River's Outer Bar, April 1978
Owner: Nippon Yusen Kaiska, Tokyo
Flag: Japan
Builder: Nippon Kokan KK's Tsurumi Yard, Yokohama (Hull-975)
Gross tons: 15,489
Deadweight: 24,270
Length overall: 162.52 m
Max. draft: 10.40 m
Engine: MAN 12V52/55 diesel, 12,000 b.h.p., by builder
Speed: 15.6 knots
Completed March 1978
1987: sold to Chiyoda Kisen; Tokyo, then to Brocade Shipholding S.A., Panama, renamed “Frontier Wind”
1992: sold to Roseway Shipping Co. Ltd., Cyprus, renamed “Sea Faye”
1996: sold to Thai Mercantile Marine Ltd., Bangkok, renamed “Pipob Samut”
2006 June: arrived at Xinhui, China, for scrapping

EDIT: IMO Number amended (PM)