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SWANLAND - IMO 7607431

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Photographer:
Ria Maat [ View profile ]
Captured:
Sep 7, 2011
Title:
Swanland
Location:
Maassluis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Photo Category:
General Cargo Ships Built 1970-1979 (under 3000gt)
Added:
Nov 27, 2011
Views:
7,758
Image Resolution:
3,307 x 2,201

Description:

The Swanland seen at the New Waterway en-route Rotterdam on the 7th Nov. 2011.
The cargo vessel sanked off the north Wales coast in gale force weather a few months later.
I am deeply sorry for the lost crew and their families.

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
SWANLAND

Former name(s):

 -  Elsborg (Until 1996 Jan)

 -  Artemis (Until 1994 Dec)

 -  Elsborg (Until 1988)

 -  Carebeka Ix (Until 1983)

IMO:
7607431
Status:
Dead
Build year:
1977
Builder:
Scheepswerf Friesland - Lemmer, Netherlands
Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
1,978 tons
Summer DWT:
3,150 tons
Photos:
117 photos by 57 photographers

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This ship exists in the following categories:

Storm Pictures - 1 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 2 photos

Wheelhouse - 1 photos

Ship's Deck - 2 photos

General cargo ships built 1970-1979 (Under 3000gt) - 111 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(57)

Ken Smith

3 photos

Pilot Frans

3 photos

Capt. Jan Melchers

1 photos

Gerolf Drebes

1 photos

simonwp

1 photos

PWR

2 photos

Dave Medgett

1 photos

Wil Weijsters

4 photos

John Jones

1 photos

DEREK SANDS

5 photos

Dennis Shaddick.

2 photos

Gregory Keith Henderson

2 photos

Patrick Hill

1 photos

John Eyres

1 photos

Robert J Smith

1 photos

Arnes

1 photos

Terry Egalton

3 photos

Jon Godsell

1 photos

Joost Zaal

1 photos

Mick Warrick

1 photos

Geert van Kesteren

4 photos

Chris Hunsicker

1 photos

Gerda & Frederik Plets

6 photos

Vladimir Knyaz

2 photos

Rick Vince

6 photos

Barry Graham

3 photos

Andreas Spörri

2 photos

Richard Wisse

1 photos

Sydney Sinclair

2 photos

Ashley Hunn

1 photos

Michael Schindler

2 photos

R.Trommel

1 photos

Henk Kouwenhoven

2 photos

Marcxs

1 photos

Henk Guddee

1 photos

Joachim Sjöström

1 photos

Hannes van Rijn

4 photos

Dave van Spronsen

4 photos

Willem Oldenburg

1 photos

jennifer

4 photos

Adri Schouten

1 photos

Paul Gowen

2 photos

owen connolly

2 photos

John Byrne

3 photos

Michael Neidig

2 photos

Henry Pattison

3 photos

RON DOBSON

1 photos

Elmar Calbo

1 photos

LPX

1 photos

Doug Shaw

2 photos

Ria Maat

3 photos

bobjak

1 photos

Henk Jungerius

3 photos

Joop Klaasman

2 photos

Mike Nash

1 photos

ALEXEY1951

2 photos

John Forrester

2 photos

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Franks,
Thanks for your message. My thoughts go out to their relatives too.
Ria

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Iv worked this vessel couple times.my thoughts go out to the famalies

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Iv worked this vessel couple times.my thoughts go out to the famalies

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person
Do I understand it right that the same vessel had on various occassions problems in her past ?

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I AGREE WITH TOMAS WITH REGARDS TO THIS VESSEL,SHE IS GETTING OLD. IT IS NOW UP TO THE OWNERS AND THE CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY TO ASCERTAIN WHAT CAUSED THE FATAL SINKING.UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE WAY OF THE MARITIME WORLD ON OCCASION. FERNENG.

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The level of misinformation and failure to understand the reality here is astonishing. If you want to know the truth, please read the correct news articles, not those from over a year ago!
http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,9547.0.html

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person
Please watch your language . or leave this site Tomas . And ria i hope it to that they are uninjured .I true read this . i hope i,m wrong .

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Dvhoorn, shut the hell up or get a grip on reality, if you are to post on this site.

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Dvhoorn,
I should be very happy if that is true.

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No-one was injured . I read this on bbc news .

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Sasha and Sprut,
Thank you for telling me about what horrible thing happened to the Swanland.
My thoughts are with the lost crew and their next of kin.
Regards, Ria

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Within BBC report the vessel,which broke down off the Cornish coast last year is believed to have suffered a cracked hull...
see more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11034770

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She has been sanked yesterday early hours in the morning in Irish sea near Whaels with russian crew on board. Only two survived,the rest are still missing,coast guard said there is no hope to find any body alife. Feel sorry about the lads and their famalies.

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