MV BOOKER CHALLENGE
Photograph © Jim PrenticeMV Booker
Challenge, the last ship to be sold, going to the Nauru corporation as the
Eigigu
| Built: |
1972 |
| Builder: |
VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, East Germany. |
| Propulsion: |
Single-screw motorship. VEB Maschineban Diesel. 9cyl. 2T EV MAN DM (VEB Maschinenbau Halberstadt), 9000 bHK |
| Tonnage: |
8335 BRT, 5176 NRT, 11.000 DWT |
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History: |
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| 1972 | Built as Lloyd Copenhague Solstad Rederi A/S (Johannes Solstad) Skudeneshavn |
| 1976 | Renamed Sol Michel |
| 1979 | Sold to Bookers and renamed Booker Challenge |
| 1983 | Sold to the Government of Nauru (Nauru Corp Victoria Inc) and renamed Eigigu |
| 1990 | Sold to US Trader Corp (Multifleet Marine Ltd) Nassau Bahamas and renamed US Trader |
| 1992 | Sold to Evia Marine Ltd (G & M Marine Enterprises SA) Nassau Bahamas and renamed Eliza |
| 1995 | Sold to Albaharia Shipping Co, Nassau Bahamas and renamed Nasr Allah |
| 1996 | Sold to Summit Marine Inc, Nassau Bahamas and renamed Summit |
| 1996 | Renamed Toshka |
| 1997 | Sold to Summit Marine Co Ltd Kingstown St Vincent and renamed Spree JI 1 |
| 1997 | Alang, India for breaking |
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MV Booker
Challenge