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IRENES CHALLENGE - IMO 5235521

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Photographer:
Bay [ View profile ]
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Feb 8, 2007
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Shot in mid-seventies. Liberian tanker "Irenes Challenge" moored at Gibraltar Refinery, in San Roque (Spain). Sunk on 1/18/1977, 200 MI (320 KM)SE OF MIDWAY ISLAND.

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Current name:
IRENES CHALLENGE

Former name(s):

 -  Mina (Until 1974 Jan)

Status:
Dead
Build year:
1956
Vessel Type:
Tanker
Gross tonnage:
21,069 tons
Summer DWT:
33,253 tons

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person
They had one, A bulk carrier called the Irenes Ambition Imagine the jokes that caused.

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person
3 years is quite a voyage. hope sonsavior got a good payoff
een a photo of her sinking with three men on the monkey island Sad

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IMO No: 5235521 - Year: 1956
Name: MINA
Type: Tanker - Launch Date: 14.6.55
Flag: LBR - Date of completion: 1.56
Tons: 21090 - Link: 1432
DWT: 32587 - Yard No: 492
Length overall: 201.8 - LPP: 192.5 Country of build: JPN
Beam: 26.6 - Builder: Harima
Location of yard: Aioi
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn): 1ST-16
1974 IRENES CHALLENGE
broke in two 26.53N/173.52W 18.1.77 (3*) [Punta Cardon-Yokkaichi, crude oil]

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person
I've lived in this ship for 3 years and my dad was it;s captain .

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Hello man, my name is ammar ahmed. I want to talk to you if you know anything about Irenes Chellenge. Kindly contact me. I have been searching about it for years. One of my question is why did you post this picture. Kindly contact me as soon as possible.
My address is:
[email protected]
I have been searching about it and could not find its picture.

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person
Thank you for your quick answer. If the tanker is "IRENES CHALLENGE", as far as I'm browsing thru the web, it sunk on 1/18/1977, 200 MI (320 KM SE) OF MIDWAY ISLAND.

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Hello Gesp
her funnel emblem own by Greek shipowner Tsakos and Tsakos give name some of ships starting with Irenes .Possible her name is IRENES CHALLANGE
certainly i'm not sure..
regards

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