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ELEXALDE - IMO 7525437

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Photographer:
Rick Vince [ View profile ]
Captured:
Mar 3, 2001
Title:
Elexalde
Added:
Dec 16, 2020
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Image Resolution:
2,596 x 3,990

Description:

03/03/2001, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

On 03/08/1999, when in the port of El Aáiun, Western Sahara, a serious fire broke and gutted the accommodation.
In this image, the accommodation is being rebuilt (albeit to a differing design from the original), and later, an excavator was placed on rails on deck.

The vessel was then used to transport sands for the construction industry.

Keel laid on 10/03/1977, launched on 12/12/1977 and completed on 31/12/1977 by Astilleros Murueta, Guernica, Spain (134)
1,598 g.t. and 2,750 dwt., as:
'Elexalde' to 2001 and
'Gelfo' until 14/11/2002, when:
during a laden voyage with sand from Cadiz to Agadir, Morocco, the vessel foundered some 23 miles from the port of Safi.

Eleven crew members were on board, two Filipino sailors were lost.

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
GELFO

Former name(s):

 -  Elexalde (Until 2001 May)

Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
1,848 tons
Summer DWT:
3,061 tons

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Ships under Repair or Conversion - 1 photos

General cargo ships built 1970-1979 (Under 3000gt) - 8 photos

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Phil English

1 photos

BRIAN FISHER

3 photos

simonwp

1 photos

John Jones

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Rick Vince

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