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M.v."Windfjord" on Pilotstation 'Westerems' the 26th September 1998 inward bound for Delfzijl.
1977 built as "Falkenstein" on the J.J. Sietas Shipyard at Hamburg.(Yn: 820)for Jurgen Heinrich Breuer K.G. at Hamburg.
1980 Owner(s): Helfried Fahje-Hamburg.
1990 "Norrland" Partreed. m.s. Norrland--Mathies-Hamburg.
1996 "Baltic Bonita" Bonita Navigation Ltd. ( Man: H.Glahr.)
homeport Limassol-Cyprus.
1997 "Windfjord" Torso Rederi AB at Torso-Sweden.
1998 "Windfjord" Wind Shipping AS.(Sunbay Management AS at
Bergen-Nor.)--Bergen-Nis.
2001-09-September reported engine failure in position 55.35N, 03.30E & listing some 30degrees due to her cargo shifting.
The crew of 6 were taken off and the tug "Granit" came alongside but she subsequently capsized and was reported floating with her stern submerged and the forepart above water. Later lost some of here buoyancy due to the loss of some of her timber cargo and sank 17 September 2001 below the water in position 54.39N, 03.50E. She was on passage from Kristinehamn for Hull with timber.
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