She is built as offshore supply vessel under yard No 25 by Collier Shipbuilding Inc. of Bayou la Batre, USA for builders account.
Launched as GOLDEN EGRET.
Tonnage 267 grt, 1,200 dwt, dim. 51.8 x 12.2m., length bpp. 48.8m.
Powered by two 12-cyl diesel engines, manufactured by Electro Motive Division General Motors Corp., each 1,119 kW, twin screws, speed 12 knots.
September 1982 completed, under USA flag and registry.
1984 Sold to Builder Leasing Corp, USA and renamed LADY NORMA.
1988 Renamed by owners in GALVESTON EXPRESS.
1990 Renamed by owners in GALVESTON.
1997 Sold to unknown owners and lengthened by a mid-section. (most probably Trico Marine Assets Inc.)
Tonnage 838 grt, 251 net, 1,200 dwt, dim. 60.7 x 12.2 x 4.24m., length bpp. 65.23m.
2001 Was the owner Trico Marine Assets Inc.USA.
2010 Sold to Midnight Marine Holdings Ltd., Tortola, British Virgin Islands, renamed MIDNIGHT STONE. Under Panama flag and registry.
2013 As given by http://www.equasis In service same name and owner, managed by Star Shipping Ltd.
IMO No. 8123303 It looks on the photo that she is chartered by Crowley.
A photo of the ship you can find on http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=1544809
St Maarten 2012 170c sg?, scott? (she is the vessel alongside the pier with her bow looking nw. into the port.)
Source: Peter Crichton. Marine News. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz