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POLAR STAR - IMO 6905745

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Photographer:
Rick Vince [ View profile ]
Captured:
Dec 24, 2013
Title:
Polar Star
Location:
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Photo Category:
Cruise Ships And Liners Built 1961-1970
Added:
Dec 27, 2013
Views:
2,133
Image Resolution:
2,464 x 1,632

Description:

At Las Palmas on 24/12/2013.

The vessel was moved from her 'usual' detained position the day before, to make way for another vessel.
There is still no reported Judicial movement over her ultimate fate - which will surely be to the breakers, eventually..

Built in 1969 as an icebreaker by Wärtsilä, Helsinki, Finland (389), 4,998 g.t. as:-
'Njord' to 2000 &
'Polar Star' since.

Converted in 2000 to a passenger & cruise vessel.
Regards, Rick

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
POLAR S

Former name(s):

 -  Polar Star (Until 2017 Nov)

 -  Njord (Until 2000 May 19)

Current flag:
Barbados
Home port:
Bridgetown
IMO:
6905745
Status:
Dead
Build year:
1969
Builder:
Stx Finland Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland
Vessel Type:
Passenger (cruise) Ship
Gross tonnage:
4,998 tons
Summer DWT:
879 tons
Length:
86.5 m
Beam:
21.2 m
Draught:
5 m
Photos:
55 photos by 31 photographers

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This ship exists in the following categories:

Cruise Ships and Liners - 1 photos

Icebreakers - 2 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 4 photos

Ship's Deck - 1 photos

Cruise Ships and Liners built 1961-1970 - 47 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(31)

Tomislav Raymondi

3 photos

Capt. Hilmar Snorrason

1 photos

Aage Schjoelberg

1 photos

Lorraine Morrill

1 photos

Capt. Jan Melchers

1 photos

Peter Barker

1 photos

Thales

2 photos

Dean Porter

1 photos

jock

1 photos

Rick Vince

9 photos

Robby Norman

1 photos

Miguel N

3 photos

Sydney Sinclair

1 photos

Jaksa Kivela

1 photos

Luis G Herrera

2 photos

Marius Esman

5 photos

Stefan Niederer

1 photos

Tor-Erik

1 photos

Paulo J. Melich Farinha

1 photos

Richard Paton

3 photos

Guido Blokland

2 photos

Bj

1 photos

K. Watson

1 photos

Jo

2 photos

ROBERTO TONINI

2 photos

Nils

1 photos

frode adolfsen

1 photos

Rico Voss

1 photos

CHARRAN

2 photos

Cisco

1 photos

Rolf Bridde

1 photos

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Thanks for the interesting link Tuomas.
A sad end... well, she is not AT her end yet, but cannot be far away, surely.
Regards, Rick

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person
Here is an article from 2011 describing her condition:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/35616-potential-buyer-once-valued-ship-now-good-only-scrap

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person
HI rd, yes, but alas, underneath and inside (according to local reports) is a different matter... Not much hope of a reprieve.
Regards,Rick

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person
Thanks for this update Rick. I had lately been wondering what she was up to. Would be sad to see her go for scrap, she still looks quite good from the outside!

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