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CRYSTAL
CRYSTAL
CUBE
GSN
20019986
ON
186238
Built
1955 Scotts, Greenock
8680
grt
1967
Sold to Hong Kong buyers; Renamed SHAO ANN; Panamanian Flag.
1979 Scrapped
Drawings of this bulk carrier on ….
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Crystal Cube
CRYSTAL
BELL
GSN
20019984
ON 186276
Built
1955 Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
8682
grt
1978 Scrapped
Crystal Bell
CRYSTAL JEWEL
GSN
20019989
ON 187454
8,671 grt
Built 1956
Middlesbrough
For
Sugar Line Ltd.
1961
In collision with BRITISH AVIATOR - see below
1969
Renamed MELTEMI
1974
Renamed NATBAY
1977
Renamed TETA
1979 Scrapped
23rd September 1961.
In dense fog, there were three
collisons in the English Channel.
The CRYSTAL JEWEL and the
BRITISH AVIATOR collided en route Rotterdam – Hastings. One person was killed,
as a result of the accident.
North of Cherbourg the British freighter NICETO DE
LARRINAGA
collides with the French tanker SITALA.
Several crew of the British ship were seriously injured.
Off Goodwin Sands, the Italian tanker AURELIA and the Norwegian
motor ship FAGERHEIM collide. The ships received minimal damage.
At official investigations
which were held in London on February, 19th, 1962, both captains were suspended
for 12 months Owners of CRYSTAL JEWEL made a claim against the owners of BRITISH
AVIATOR. The case was considered in the Admiralty Court on October 5th and 6th,
1964. Guilt was laid on both vessels, and liabilities were awarded 60% to
BRITISH AVIATOR and 40% to CRYSTAL JEWEL. The appeal of the owners of BRITISH
AVIATOR was considered in the Appeal court March, 1965. The Court resolved,
that the responsibility should be distributed equally.
Crystal Jewel
Raymond
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