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Mobil Weser - (1979-1983)
See also : Jeverland - (1983-1984)

 
"Mobil Weser", ex. "Al Bilad", ex. "Berge Sigval".
( Photo Copyright Pieter Melissen )
"Mobil Weser" seen here as "Berge Sigval".

"Jeverland "
LOA  866'5" Beam 128' Draught 14.63m
100,885 SDWT
ex MOBILWESER1983
ex AL BILAD 1979
ex BERGESIGVAL 1975
Built 1967 by Hitachi Zosen kk, Osaka, Japan. Powered by a Hitachi B&W 984 VT2 BF engine developing 20,600HP.
As ALBILAD she became part of the Interocean joint-venture fleet; she was operated by Mobil Reederei as MOBILWESER.
In 1979, during emergency repairs at anchor off Trinidad, MOBILWESER gave assistance to a broken down fishing boat
with one person on board. The engineers gave assistance with the engine and th chief officer gave medical assistance
to the fisherman, who had a badly cut hand and was suffering trom exhaustion. It later transpired that the fishing boat
had started out with a three-man crew, and that a fight had started during which the other two men were stabbed
to death; the crew had given assistance to the survivor. The police and coastguard arrived on MOBILWESER.
They confiscated the fishing boat and the survivor was arrested for murder.
Renamed JEVERLAND
January 1983, she was sold in April 1984 to Blue Island Navigation Company and was renamed FILOTHEI.
Sold in 1991 as THEO, she was scrapped at at Chittagong 28.02.1991.

Additional information :

BERGE  SIGVAL - 1967,   IMO nr. 6720767
Tanker built by Hitachi, Sakai, Japan Nr. 4055
For Sig Bergesen d.y.& Co - Norway
54334 GRT, 100885 DWT
Measurements 263.5 / 249.4 / 39.0
1 Diesel engine, speed 16 knots
1975 AL BILAD (Celmisia Sg Corp - LI)
1979 MOBIL WESER (Mobil Oil Reederei GmbH - GE)
1983 JEVERLAND (s/o)
1984 FILOTHEI (Theofil Transmarine Ltd - CY)
1991 THEO (Blue Island Nav S.A. - CY)
Scrapped by Salam Steel, Bhatiary : Arrived Chittagong 28 Feb. 1991

The Miramar Ship Index for "BERGE SIGVAL"
IDNo:
6720767
Year:
1967
Name:
BERGE SIGVAL
Launch Date:
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
Flag:
NOR
Keel:

Ton:
54334
Link:
-
DWT:
100885
Yard No:
4055
Length overall:
263.5
Ship Design:
LPP:
249.4
Country of build:
Beam:
39.0
Builder:
Hitachi
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Sakai
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-16

Subsequent History:
1975 AL BILAD - 1979 MOBIL WESER -
1983 JEVERLAND - 1984 FILOTHEI - 1991 THEO

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Chittagong 28.02.1991. [By Salam Steel Industries ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Main Owner
6720767
6720767
1967
BERGE SIGVAL
54334
Skibs A/S Snefonn, Skibs A/S Bergehus & Sig.Bergesen d.y.& Co.
6720767
6720767
1967
AL BILAD
54334
1975
Calmisia Sg Corp.
6720767
6720767
1967
MOBIL WESER
54334
1979
Mobil Oil Reederei GmbH.
6720767
6720767
1967
JEVERLAND
54334
1983
Mobil Oil Reederei GmbH.
6720767
6720767
1967
FILOTHEI
54334
1984
Blue Island Nav SA.
6720767
6720767
1967
THEO
54334
1991
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