Decision
made: ASRY, Bahrain, to scrap 'Stolt Valor, seriously damaged by explosion
& fire in the Arabian Gulf in mid-March 2012.
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Stolt Valor in Better Days: Photo Wiki CCL 2
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The 2004-built
25,268dwt chemical tanker arrived at the yard under tow at the end of June,
following a major salvage operation carried out by Holland’s Smit. Initially,
she was to be inspected and assessed for damage with a view to returning the
vessel to a seaworthy state for towing to a shipbreaking yard.
However, after many weeks of discussion the vessel’s
owner has decided to break up the tanker at ASRY, using a team of specialists
brought in from Belgium. Stolt Valor entered ASRY’s No.1 drydock in mid-October
and will be cut into three sections.
Following the scrapping of the badly damaged mid-body
section, the remaining stainless steel has been bought by a Belgian/Dutch
company, while a local Bahraini company has bought the mild steel.
Source: Marine Link. 19 October 2012
http://www.marinelink.com/news/tankship-scrapped-valor348639.aspx
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