No.1266 Monarch of the Seas launched in 1990

73,937GT for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line from Chantiers de l´Atlantique, St Nazaire IMO: 8819500

Monarch 2013 Pullmantur Cruises

Arrived Aliaga 22 Jul 2020

Image attribution: Sydney Sinclair, Erik Ask & John Henry Rigaud

Seen here at St. Maarten in December 1988 after striking a reef and taking on water. Ship was grounded in shallow water in the harbour to prevent sinking, all passengers were evacuated.

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No.1267 Regent Sky

55,000GT from Stocznia im Komuny Paryskiej, Gdynia IMO: 7907685

Regent Sky was an unfinished cruise ship. She was initially being built in Poland as the cruise ferry Stena Baltica, one of four sister ships planned for the Stena Line in 1990. Still incomplete, she was purchased by Regency Cruises and moved to Greece, but her new owners filed for bankruptcy in 1995.

Scrapped Aliaga 2011

The plan for Regent

Sam on Twitter sent 3 general arrangement drawings – what could have been. Stena Polonia

Monaco ex Regent Sky

Zoe ex Regent Sky

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No.1268 Wakanatsu Okinawa launched in 1990

15,380GT for Ryukyu Kaiun Saiki Julogoyo, Saiki IMO: 9004592

Asia Innovator 2006 Asiana Lines

Mutiara Persada III 2015 Pt Atosim Lampung

Suffered a major fire in 2017. Still in service though

Image attribution: kanrinjmsdf

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No.1269 Ishikari launched in 1990

14,257GT for Taiheiyo Ferry Co Ltd from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe IMO: 8922163

Grand Spring 2011 Weihai Jiadong

Asterion II 2018 ANEK

Image attribution: Jaewoo Choi, Dimitris Kompolitis

ISHIKARI (1991) – departing, passing by the KISO (1987) from RODOS Island – which is tied up.

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No.1270 Silja Symphony launched in 1990

58,377GT for Silja Line from Kværner Masa-Yards, Turku IMO: 8803769

Image attribution: Markus Mattila, Yanis Ghernaia & Stephanie Dinez

Taken at midnight – worth mentioning

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No.1195 New Shirayuri launched in 1987

17,261GT for Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co Ltd by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries, Aioi IMO: 8604278

Utopia 2 2005 Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry

Top 2016 Breakers

Scrapped Alang 2016

Image attribution: Daisuke Nimura & V Tonic

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No.1196 Mikhail Sholokhov launched in 1986

12,798GT for USSR Far East Shipping Co from Szczecin, Szczecin IMO:8325420

Mikhail 2004 FESCO

Mikhail Sholokhov 2004 FESCO

Ougo Foscolo 2004 Foscolos

Ugo Foscolo 2007 Foscolos

Fos 1 2008 Foscolos

Scrapped Alang 2011

Image attribution: William Barber, Ian Lewis & Tina

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No.1197 Pride of Calais launched in 1987

26,433GT for P & O European Ferries Ltd from Schichau-Unterweser, Bremerhaven IMO: 8517748

P&OSL Calais 1999 P&O Stena Line

Pride of Calais 2002 P&O Ferries

Ostend Spirit 2012 Transeuropa Ferries

Scrapped Aliaga 2013

Image attribution: Dean Powell

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No.906 Savannah launched July 21, 1959

15,585grt for States Marine Lines Inc by New York SB Co, Camden

The first nuclear-powered merchant ship, designed to carry 60 passengers

Moored at Baltimore

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

Image attribution: Matthew Abbott & Mark Sages

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No.873 Niassa launched in 1955

10,912grt for by CNN-Companhia Nacional de Navegacao from Cockerill, Hoboken (Belgium)

Scrapped in Bilbao 1979

Image attribution: Luis Miguel Correia & Gordon Dalzell

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