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LADY CYNTHIA (1974)
Service dates: 1974-1984
Official number: 355374
Shipping lines: P&O AUSTRALIA LTD.; AUSTRALIAN OFFSHORE SERVICES; P&O GENERAL HOLDINGS DIVISION
Ship type:
Tug/Supply Ship.
Career
- 28.09.1973
- Launched by Mrs Cynthia Baillie, wife of P&O Australia’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr B W Baillie.
- 26.02.1974
- Delivered as Lady Cynthia for P&O Australia Ltd (Australian Offshore Services, managers).
- 1976
- While on charter to shift an oil rig, she rescued 22 Vietnamese refugees, including nine children and a 12-month-old baby from a sinking fishing vessel in the South China Sea. They were allowed entry into Australia.
- 04.1982
- Put on the slipway at Tropical Reef Enterprises, Cairns, for repairs following damage sustained en route from Darwin. Her cradle was derailed and Lady Cynthia was left with her stern submerged.
- 07.06.1982
- Refloated and towed to Brisbane for repairs.
- 29.06.1984
- Sold to Kittiwake Private Ltd, Singapore, and renamed Magnificent.
- 1984
- Resold to Lombardo Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore, and renamed Magnificent Creek.
- 1988
- Owners restyled as Lombardo Marine Pty Ltd, Australia.
- 1993
- Renamed Miclyn Bay.
- 2002
- Renamed Dawari 5.
- 2003
- Renamed Al Mojil 39.
- Current
- Still in service.