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Any word on her current status? I know she is at Gibraltar, and there have been rumors as to her fate, but nothing has emerged as concrete.
Is she still potentially going to CIC? I would love for her to find a place in their charming fleet, and perhaps a charter out of the UK.
New pics here: http://www.gibraltarport.com/photo_library.cfm#top
Tony
Is it known if it is a spare anchor that she carried that is being fitted or one that was available at the dock-yard ?
Best,
Raoul
It could be a translation problem as a port is the usual destination and not a country !
Many thanks for the latest news.
Looks like some of the AIS maps jumped the gun !
The last AIS position dated from yesterday show that she was "en route" for somewhere, but not moored at Gibraltar. Maybe once more the weather.
The last position was:
Full-screenSAGA ROSEPosition Recorded on: 2/21/2010 8:38:53 PM (UTC)Lon/Lat: -4.680666 / 35.667839Speed/Course: 1.2 kn / 113°Vessel's track shown for that day.
SAGA ROSE (from C6ZU) - info2010-02-24 00:43:53z2 km/h 104°AIS: longueur 190m largeur 25m tirant d'eau 8.6mMMSI 308264000 IMO 6416043PassengerKENYA (ETA 20100222210000)
Maybe the weather, maybe AIS fault but it does make many faults. Are you sure she is still near Gibraltar ???
quote:Originally posted by LenKinap:Are you sure she is still near Gibraltar ???
According to both AIS Live and Vesseltracker.com, she is back at anchor at Gibraltar's Eastern Anchorage at this time. "Gibraltar" is also her shown destination, again.
There is a real problem with AIS. I have cleaned all my cookies, refreshed the page and Marinetraffic.com gives me:
SAGA ROSEPosition Recorded on: 2/24/2010 4:14:53 AM (UTC)Lon/Lat: -3.946667 / 35.64183Speed/Course: 1 kn / 124°Vessel's track shown for that day.
And still the same destination: Kenya
http://aprs.fi/ gives me too:
SAGA ROSE (from C6ZU) - info 2010-02-24 00:43:53z2 km/h 104°
MMSI 308264000 IMO 6416043PassengerKENYA (ETA 20100222210000)[ais via Meteomalaga,MarineTraffic]
quote:IMO number 6416043Name Saga RoseCallsign C6ZUMMSI 308264000Latitude N 36°08.853'Longitude W 005°18.924'Last seen at 24/2/2010 21:30:14 UTCDestination GibraltarHeading 239°ETA 24/2/2010 16:00:00 UTCVessel Type PassengerLength 190 mBeam 25 mDraught 8.2 mStatus Anchored Speed 0.0 knotsExtra Info N/ARetrieved at 24/2/2010 21:31:16 UTC
And here's Vesseltracker's:
quote:SAGA ROSEPassenger ShipLast seen 7 minutes ago24. Feb 21:30 UTC (24. Feb 22:30 CET)Callsign C6ZUIMO 6416043MMSI 308264000Country BahamasCurrent State ANCHORAGEAnchored 24. Feb 16:39 UTC (24. Feb 17:39 CET)Roadstead Gibraltar AnchorageETA 24. Feb 16:00 UTC (24. Feb 17:00 CET)Destination GibraltarLength x Beam 190.0x25.0 mDraught 8.2m
[ 02-24-2010: Message edited by: r.fiebig ]
quote:Originally posted by Conte Di Savoia:Maritimetraffric.com now positions Saga Rose off the coast of Mauretania, nearly as far south as Senegal. Is there any word on her ultimate destination? Has the Kenya deal gone through?
I read that she is heading to S Africa for temporary use as a hotel ship. After that assignment, who knows.
Pam
As a lot of building work is going on in the area, perhaps she could be used for construction workers accommodation at the Cape Verde islands.
That said Peter normally has extremely good sources but there is no record of her booked into Cape Town harbour and as always dock space will be an issue.
quote:Originally posted by mike sa:I doubt she is heading for SA for use as a hotel, there is no mention of her anywhere here as doing this. Perhaps at best a call to refuel.
I read it on the Maritime Matters site.
[ 04-09-2010: Message edited by: lasuvidaboy ]
Her destination is now shown as Port Elizabeth.
Could this be a re-fueling stop before heading to one of the ship breakers yards ?
quote:Originally posted by dmwnc1:AIS shows her moored at Richards Bay, about 90 miles NE of Durban, SA.
Now AIS has her underway bound for Maputo (Mozambique)?
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