One of life’s bonuses is to receive photos of something you really want.


Such was the case this morning when a friend of mine who I met as agent for MSC at Bluff, he is a Chief Officer sent through some recent shots of the ex Saxon Star, to my knowledge the last remnant of Blue Star Line still aground in Romania, now a popular tourist attraction with local tour boats, there is no intention to break her up.
Hope you enjoy them

Valentin added

On the stbd side of the wreck there is a huge hole. It seems that when the revolution took place in '89, they "thought" that some terrorists are hiding inside and sent some torpedoes. The deck collapsed as well...

Photo Valentin Balasa

Completed 1942 as EMPIRE STRENGTH
Subsequent History:

46 SAXON STAR - 61 REDBROOK - 65 E.EVANGELIA
Disposal Data:

wrecked 43.58N/28.39E 19.10.68 [Rijeka-Constanta, ballast]

(note from editor PCE-PI: this vessel never had an IMO, British number 1168519, see discussion at:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2658323)