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October 2002 Jason Anderson

Astor

Newport, RI

Entered service in 1987 for Marlan Shipping as Astor. 1988-1995: sailed as Fedor Dostoevsky for Black Sea Shipping (Soviet)
and later Fedor Dostoevsky Shipping (Russian). Since 1995, owned by Premicon and chartered by Transocean Tours, Germany.
In 2008 an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Oman was foiled by a German warship.

Entered service 1987 | 20,000 Gross Tons / 578 feet long

Nikon N80 ,Quantaray 70-300mm for Nikon AF,Fujicolor Superia 100

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Guest 27-Oct-2010 11:31
The funny part is that it appears big compared to the small ships in the harbor, but next to the modern cruise ships it is just a baby. : ) v
Guest 26-Oct-2010 23:18
Odd chimney... or it is happy to see the sailboat!

Excellent capture. Vµ
Mairéad26-Oct-2010 15:15
Interesting contrast between the old and new.
John Cooper26-Oct-2010 08:28
I love to see a little boat alongside these ships, you get a real feel for the size of it.
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