Photos by Andrea ROMANIN

MARIA LAURA, then ARTA, discharging ULSGO at ORTONA, winter 1998. Very good vessel, loading and discharging ops without any issue. Scrapped she was built in Germany in 1976.

MARIA LAURA, then ARTA, discharging JET A1 at Civitavecchia, middle of July 1998. Very good vessel at that time, loading and discharging ops Without any issue. Scrapped.

Gener8 Ethos drifting at Mina Saqr road. Photo taken on the 18 October 2017.

TRIBUTE then OLINDA and then MYKONOS WARRIOR berthed at Sao Sebastiao on the 8 January 1998. Very good vessel at that time. Scrapped in Gadani beach on July 2014.

LNG ELBA discharging at GDF LNG Terminal, middle of March 2001. Two contracts spent, very good vessel, no problems at all despite the noise affecting the accommodation block steam dumping and the enormous quantity of asbestos. She was scrapped in Aliaga on September 2012 42 years of sea service.

LNG ELBA discharging at GDF LNG Terminal, middle of March 2001. Two contracts spent, very good vessel, no problems at all despite the noise affecting the accommodation block steam dumping and the enormous quantity of asbestos. She was scrapped in Aliaga on September 2012 42 years of sea service.

Discharging ULSGO at Ravenna, AGIP-ENI Oil Terminal when she was named Agip Napoli. Photo taken on the beginning of August 2000.Vessel was sold in september 2003 to Carbofin SpA and renamed Sa Terenzo. Later, in 2007, she was sold to a Liberian company and renamed again Taylor. It appears that is already scrapped.

Urania after drydock in Ravenna many years ago. Ive spent one contract in 1996 on this vessel terrible experience. This vessel was scrapped on September 2018.

AST Sunshine anchored at Pascagoula Lightering area, awaiting for STS ops. Photo taken on the 16072016 during waterborne of rescue boat.

AST Sunshine berthing at Salina Cruz SBM on the 21112015 at 0600.

Iblea berthed in Amsteram while loading gasoil. Photo taken in the 16102004.

Color Magic in the Great Belt while overtaking MT Princimar Truth. Photo taken on the 08062013.

NS Commander unberthing at Curacao on the 09102011. Photo taken from MT Princimar Truth.

NS Commander unberthing at Curacao on the 09102011. Photo taken from MT Princimar Truth.

Princimar Truth berthed at Tanjung Langsat and engaged in discharging ops. Photo taken on the 06112013.

Princimar Truth anchored in Tanjung Pelepas on the 29022012.

Princimar Truth anchored in Tanjung Pelepas on the 29022012.

Princimar Truth at Jiangyin drydock on the 15122011.

Princimar Truth at Porto Praia on the 11072011.

Habari at anchor close to Mokpo immediately after delivery from shipyard. Photo taken on the 16102008 during waterborne of lifeboats.

TI Watban at Galveston Lightering area. Photos taken on the 10092007 during waterborne of lifeboats.

TI Watban at anchor at Galveston lightering area. Picture taken on the 10092007.

Safaniyah floating after drydock in Dubai. Photo taken on the 19052006.

Gener8 Ethos drifting off Mina Saqr on the 18102017.