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AURORA (1975)

Service dates: 1975-1990

Official number: 365988

Shipping lines: P&O BULK SHIPPING

Ship type:


Bulk Carrier.


Career

25.06.1975
Launched.
14.11.1975
Delivered as Aurora for Bulk Shipping Associates Ltd (P&O Bulk Shipping Division, managers).
03.1981
Managers and operators restyled P&O Deep Sea Cargo Division.
1983
Management and operation transferred to P&O Bulk Shipping Ltd.
24.02.1986
P&O acquired full control of Bulk Shipping Associates.
04.03.1986
Ownership transferred to Sagrod (Liberia) Inc. Management transferred to P&O Ship Management Ltd.
19.04.1986
Ownership transferred to Locabail (UK) Ltd.
1987
Sold to Scomand Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong, and bareboat chartered back to P&O Bulk Carriers Ltd. Management transferred to P&O Ship Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Transferred to Hong Kong registry; call sign ZBWC.
26.02.1990
Bareboat charter to P&O Bulk Carriers Ltd ended.
1990
Sold to Bergevang Shipping, Grimstad and renamed Bertisa.
1993
Sold to Urguk Denizcilik Tikaret, Turkey and renamed Urgup.
07.1997
Arrested at Iskerderun.
28.10.1998
Arrived at Alang, India to be broken up.


Ship technical details (PDF)