Vega Stingray

Submitted by Kees Helder on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 09:56

About

Completed 1967 as Hoegh Ray for Hoegh Norway. 1978 sold to Vega Shipping and renamed Vega Stingray. 1978-1980 in time-charter for STUK. 1980 sold Greece and renamed Byzantion. 1992 scrapped China.

Information

Also known as	Hoegh Ray Byzantion
IMO number	6708202
Call sign	M..
Construction number	1068
Tonnage	68.543 ton
Beam	32m
Length overall	243m
Year of construction	1967
Year of renaming/broken up	1992
Service for Shell	1978 to 1980
Cargo	Ore (oil)
Class	Bulkcarrier
Flag state	Cayman Islands
Home port	George Town
Manager	Vega Shipping Corp.
Shipyard	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Sakaide Japan
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

Photo(s)

Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
Angela Sorrell	3rd engineer	1979	3rd engineer on board with his wife angela.
Peter Graham	chief officer	1979
Les Straughan	3rd engineer	1979
Robin Dunn	3rd officer	1979
Roger Roue	2nd engineer	1979
Drew Donaldson	2nd officer	1979

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