MSC Katherine Anne

The container ship "MSC Katherine Ann" arriving at Alang, India for scrapping on 24/06/2009.
Built in 1985 by A. Warskiego, Szczecin, Poland (b181-7/11) 17,700 dwt, launched as Eurosun, completed as Aquitania.
Renamed Lanka Amitha to 1985,
Renamed Dr. Juan B Alberdi in 1987,
Renamed Alter Ego to 1998.
Renamed Kota Mutiara in 2000,
Renamed Alter Ego in 2001 & MSC Katherine Ann in 2003.
Arrived Alang 19062009 & beached for demolition on 24062009.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Alang
• Ship
• demolition
• scrapping

[masterinadi]

Mi amado Juan Bautista Alberdi....fin del vaje en Alang....Si habre pintado tus bodegas y caminado por tu cubierta ....!

[HB45175]

The problem isn't the scrapping itself, it's the unsafe and polluting way of doing it in Alang that is a concern. We could do this in Europe, it'd cost more but it'd be done in a responsible manner.

[71blackbelt]

how's the sound of the engines..? it sounds like it is really a piece of junk

[DocPhotop]

Quite a few PCTC ro/ro's. I suppose the economy is so bad, the cars don't import as much, the ships get chopped up. You can also hear the main engine's turbo(s) surging (barking)

[DocPhotop]

Quite a few PCTC ro/ro's. I suppose the economy is so bad, the cars don't import as much, the ships get chopped up.

[pipernicovolador]

dejen de contaminar esas playas con los restos de sus negocios millonariostarde o temprano pagaran las concecuencias

saludos socialistas pinche pipernico

[45lumber]

they'll be made into something more beautiful

[rustohiski]

Nothing will last forever, simple as that.

[raVen670]

@tupsumato Yes, better for all sailors as well as we get new, safer and cleaner ships to work on! But of course it's sad to see the scrapping. All ships are pieces of history!

[andyseamaster]

Those videos are very sad, I think. Once a proud ship who sail around the seven oceans finally rest not in the depths of the sea, but in a beach to be scrapped.

I know, business is business, but a ship has a soul, you know. Is not just a assembly of iron and machinery. A ship has its own personality, everybody whom has sailed can tell that..

That's why is so sad, is like be witnessing a murder.