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GAMEBOY - IMO 6822711
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Photographer:TRIANTAGG [ View profile ]
Captured:Apr 5, 2015
Title:Gameboy
Photo Category:Wrecks & Relics
Added:Apr 5, 2015
Views:962
Image Resolution:4,000 x 3,000
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This beautiful ship arrived in Chalcis Greece in the year 1997 to be converted in a floating bar. After being idle for more than 2 years she has been towed in Chalkis Shipyards to be converted in a floating casino. Due to undisclosed reasons , the ship exploded. Since then, she still lies as a relic very close to the shipyards area.
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Vessel Type:Passengers Ship
Gross tonnage:1,001 tons
Summer DWT:164 tons
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Apart from the extensive reports of the insurance fraud court case in London, are there newspaper or other online reportsw of the explosion itself and the local police investigation?
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Ghost companies. mafias.
Another piece of information that I did not publish, the ship being ALMIRAL LUNIN. (US.S.S.R.)
He participated in a 1974 Russian film called Pirates of the 20th Century.
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1965 Launched as a ferry for the Black Sea shipping co. Named KARA-DAG. (U.S.S.R.)
1974. Transferred to the Navy School, Riga. Renamed ADMIRAL LUNIN. (U.S.S.R.)
1980. Transferred to the Navy School, Rostov. - ADMIRAL LUNIN. (U.S.S.R.)
1989. Sold to Seniorita Shipping Co. Renamed SENIORITA. ()
1997. Up to Chalkis, Greece, to be converted into a restaurant. It remains inactive.
1998. Sold to Games Video Co. S. A. Renamed GAMEBOY. (Honduras)
1998. Transformation into a floating casino begins.
1999. January 13. Sunk with an explosive device at Chalkis, Greece.
Shipyard employees and tired of the lack of payment, put a bomb on this boat, it exploded and the owner said it will not be restored. Now you dismantle it and the semi-sunken ship is still there
LOCATION: 38°25'45.5"N 23°36'04.0"E
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SALUDOS!!!
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In 1965 Azov Shipping Co was not existing. It was formed only on 21th of January 1967. From 1954 till that date company was part of Black Sea shipping co and had various names stating in general Azov regional division of Black Sea shipping Co. Until 1953 Azov shipping co was based in Rostov-on-Don.
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That's OK?
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The explosion was on 13/1/1999 from an explosive device placed below the waterline.
Looks as if this was an insurance scam as the vessel was found to be heavily over-valued ($1.8mn, rather than the true value of $100,000-150,000). Insurers successfully voided the policy.
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