Trogir/Split/Rijeka, Croatia: Aerial view of Russian chemical/oil tanker ONEGA GULF previously spotted in Brodotrogir shipyard. The construction of this cargo ship, designed to carry crude oil in bulk, is one of the most incredible saga in modern maritime history. The Norwegian shipping company ODFJELL launched this shipbuilding project, seen as cursed, by ordering 12 ships in Russia in 2004. 20 years & 4 shipbuilders later, everyone failed to complete the vessel, all shipyards having experienced financial issues or bankruptcy - (Investigation below) - Credit: Kevin Izorce/Alamy Live News
2004: Norwegian ODFJELL places order for 12 tankers from Sevmash shipyard| 2005/2006: The Russian state owned shipyard starts construction of first two tankers with financial/structural miscalculation problems| 2008: Facing serious construction delays, ODFJELL cancelled the 12 vessels’ order| 2009: Swedish court ordered Sevmash to pay damages to ODFJELL, shipyard failed to pay| 2011-03: Russian court forced the shipbuilder to repay its Norwegian client The shipyard decided to continue construction of the 2 ships (BOW DVINA-IMO 9336464-keel laid 13/12/2005 & BOW ONEGA-IMO 9373773-keel laid 30/06/2006) to be part of Russian tanker fleet in anticipation of Shtokman gas field's project (finally postponed indefinitely)| 2014: Viterlef Management, based in British Virgin Islands but Russian interests, bought the two semi-completed ships for $6M/$4M & ordered Brodotrogir, Croatia, to finish the construction under names DVINA GULF & ONEGA GULF| 2015: ONEGA GULF hull in Hundested, Danemark then Gdansk, Poland then moved to St Petersburg, Russia| Oct-Nov 2016: ONEGA GULF transferred from St Petersburg to Trogir, Croatia| 2017-11: DVINA GULF (renamed DARNIA in 2023) finally completed & delivered| 2018-09: ONEGA GULF (hull 339) transferred to Viktor Lenac shipyard, Rijeka & come back in Trogir in Nov| 2019-04: Brodotrogir enters pre-bankruptcy procedure| 2021-04: Croatia files bankruptcy petition against Brodotrogir. ONEGA GULF transferred to Brodosplit, Split| 2022-04: Brodosplit in financial difficulties then accused its client of no longer financing construction because of sanctions against Russian interests following Ukraine war| End 2022: Contract broken with Brodosplit, " Brodogradilište" (Rijeka) contracted this work| 2023: Split's Commercial Court rejected Brodosplit's request to seize the ship| 2024-02: Hull transferred in Rijeka, Croatia, in Brodogradilište shipyard. But the shipyard is for sale, facing financial issues & delays to finish an other ship.
Size: 5429px × 2993px
Location: Brodotrogir shipyard, Trogir, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Southeast Europe
Photo credit: © KEVIN IZORCE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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