or “grey” ships have been ignored on this blog, til now. I’ve done orange, yellow, blue, green, etc. Grey, though, strikes this blogger as often offensive; it is camouflage after all, haze or fog grey rather than wet mortar grey. Yesterday I saw two vessels around the harbor, frustrating since I have found little on each.
Landing craft aka amphibious assault vessel? vintage?
This RORO seems to be called “Grey Shark,” but all I could find was that it seems to have traversed the Straits of Gibraltar around 1 August from Marseille for New York.
Unlike the landing craft , the big door opens aft. See a similar vessel called Norsky.
Any help in ID, please send it along.
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August 17, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Fred Fry
Is this what your looking for?
IMO number : 7907647
Name of ship : GREY SHARK
Call Sign : 3ELV4
Gross tonnage : 4688
Type of ship : Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1980
Flag : Panama
Status of ship : In Service
Last update : 2007-07-31
Ship manager – DEVON SHIPPING INC – MARSHALL ISLANDS
Registered owner – DEVON SHIPPING INC – MARSHALL ISLANDS
This is probably why you had trouble finding details:
– Name changed on 30 July 2007
– Former Name: FAST NAVIGATOR
– Former Flag: Egypt (Until 30 July 2007)
August 24, 2007 at 1:17 am
John of gCaptain
Here is a picture of her former self:
http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=257337&cid=21
Here is the USCG data on her:
http://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/VesselResults.aspx?VesselID=912591
July 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Evan
She was at New York in May, my company handled some engine parts imported for her. I got a chance to speak to one of the partners, David, he said her usual charter work was S. Florida / the east coast to Haiti.
January 31, 2013 at 12:46 am
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