Vessel Profile

Evgenia G

Evgenia G
Photo: Vancouver Archives (Walter Frost Collection AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-4533)

Story

This freighter was built in 1956 by Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. in Tokyo.

Historical Notes

In 1953 she was blown ashore in a hurricane.

In 1960 she grounded in Panama. On February 9, 1975 this vessel broke loose from her anchorage in a high wind storm while awaiting a berth. This vessel stranded in English Bay. This vessel was towed off on the next high tide.

Owners & Masters

In 1956 she was owned by Giralda Compania Naviera SA, Monrovia Liberia.

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