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Brillante Virtuoso - IMO 9014822

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Photographer:
Dennis Mortimer [ View profile ]
Captured:
Jun 4, 2011
Location:
Piraeus, Greece
Added:
Jan 21, 2013
Views:
1,374
Image Resolution:
1,280 x 915

Description:

At Piraeus Anchorage.

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Current name:
BRILLANTE VIRTUOSO

Former name(s):

 -  Stainless (Until 2008 Nov)

 -  Nandu (Until 2005 Apr)

 -  St. Romauld (Until 1992 May)

Current flag:
Liberia
Home port:
Monrovia
Vessel Type:
Crude Oil Tanker
Gross tonnage:
80,569 tons
Summer DWT:
149,601 tons
Length:
274 m
Beam:
48 m
Draught:
16 m

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Ship Interior - 5 photos

Ship's engine rooms - 3 photos

Wheelhouse - 1 photos

Ship's Deck - 8 photos

Tankers built 1991 - 2000 - 15 photos

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person
The Marinelog article seems unavailable now.
For summary of the incident (and subsequent murder of British investigating surveyor) see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillante_Virtuoso

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person
Hello Dennis, I'm a reporter working on the history of this vessel, would be grateful for permission to use the photo. Please email me at [email protected]

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person
Hi Dennis - I am a journalist at Bloomberg. I'd like to license this photo for a book project. Could you drop me an email on [email protected] (just one L). Thanks!

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Thank you both of you for your comments and the really interesting info!

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Suffered an explosion and fire off Yemen on 6/7/'11, little over a month after these pictures were taken. The cause of the explosion is a controversial subject apparently:

http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2615:surveyor-who-died-in-yemen-bomb-blast-qdoubted-pirate-attack-storyq&catid=89:safety-and-security&Itemid=191

Subsequently sold for breaking and beached at Gadani Beach on 7/4/'12.

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person
Nice photos (3) Dennis. Thanks for the share !

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