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Liberian-flagged, but German owned bulk-carrier BORNHEIM is here seen during discharging at Botlek, Rotterdam in october 1982.
She was built 1966 at Emden for Unterweser Reederei, with a deadweight of 37 694. In 1968 she was lenghtened, and measured then 42805 t.dw.
Sold 1975 to Hapag-Lloyd /Kosmos Bulkschiffahrt, with no change of name. In 1979 she was transferred to Liberia flag.
Next sale came in 1983, when she was sold to Hamburg-owner Leonhardt & Blumberg, and placed in Cyprus-register as WALTER LEONHARDT.
On the 18th. of february 1990 she was in the middle of Nort Atlantic, on a voyage from Tampa to Antwerp with a full cargo of phosphate, when she sank due to water ingress in hold. Her crew of 26 was picked up by Polish KOPALNIA ZOFIOWKA
Former name(s):
- Bornheim (Until 1983)
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Bulkers built 1961-1970 - 3 photos
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