M/V Geulborg built 1966 which became the Taylor Corporation of Nassau’s M/V Miranda 1977 – 1996.
Photo credit: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?139583
MAILBOAT NAME: M/V Miranda
PAST NAMES: M/V Geulborg (1966 – 1977), M/V Paradise Express (1996 – 1999), M/V El Compa (1999 – 1999), M/V Gilbert Sea (1999 – 2002). Previous owners include Wagenborg Shipping in Netherlands, then after the Taylors from 1977 to 1996 the Cia Naviera Nautilus S De Rl, San Lorenzo of Honduras, then the Gilbert Shipping Corporation of San Lorenzo, Honduras.
DIMENSIONS: 176′ long, 28.5′ wide, 9.2′ deep, 399 gross tons, 9.5 knots, 450 b.h.p., IMO # 6610546, single Caterpillar engine, single shaft and single propeller.
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 1966
BUILDER: Sander, Gebroeders – Sander Bros., Delfzijl, yard # 231
EARLY CAREER: presumably traded coast-wise from Netherlands 1966 – 1977.
BAHAMAS CAREER: Traded from Miami to Turks & Caicos and Exuma Islands as well as Long Island. Captain Eddins Taylor informed me that around 1992 – 1993 the ship was sold to Haiti under its same name, however the website www.wrecksite.eu states it was sold to Honduras in 1966.
CAPTAINS: Captain Robert “Bob” Garroway from St. Vincent