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Beached at Alang 13.03.22 as Harriet

Sold to Breakers

Sold to Breakers 17.09.21

Tanker disabled in Bosphorus

The "Golden Sea" suffered engine failure on Feb 12, 2018, at 11.30 a.m. in the Bosphorus near Maiden’s Tower (Kiz Kulesi), while transiting the strait in southern direction. Coastal Safety tugs attended the scene in order to protect both vessel and strait traffic. Subsequently, the vessel was secured by tugs and towed from the place of incident to the Istanbul tanker anchorage area. During the towage operation, incident scene and towage tracks were declared a restricted zone for all types of marine traffic. The vessel's departure permission has been cancelled by strait authority until completion of permanent repairs at Istanbul anchorage. Vessel has to pay salvage expenses to Coastal Safety account and a fine prior to departure. The tanker was en route from Turkish Black sea to Tripoli.It left the Istanbul tanker anchorage area on Feb 14 and arrived at Istanbul Anchorage on Feb 24.