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Old 12-11-14, 03:09 AM
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Default Kwangsi --imo 9103116

The fourth ship with this name.
Launched as TROPICAL CHALLENGER and built by Minami Nippon Yard in Usuki in 1995
She had several name changes over time and was acquired by China Navigation (Swire Group) in 2011
then renamed KWANGSI
GRT 18468 DWT 23783 184 x 27.6 m.

Classified probably as a bulker with loading gear, she could also be qualified a cargo ship taking containers.
A bit of a mixture one could say.
She arrived in Melbourne 4th Nov 2014 eveneing.
Jan

saw her earlier in the bay, hence the first picture.
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Old 13-05-15, 01:33 AM
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Spotted her in Honiara end April 2015.
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