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receiver was complicated by the fact that there was a substantial
Spanish lien on the ship, and it would also require costly sea trials before it could be re-certified to sail. Two months later in November 2011, a potential buyer claimed the vessel had deteriorated to the point it could only be sold for scrap. This was disputed by the receiver who noted the vessel was still in dry-dock.
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Astican Shipyard, which was expected to pursue a sale through the Spanish courts. Martin Karlsen objected to abandoning the vessel, which was appraised at $ 8 million according to the receiver's report and had insurance coverage for the damage repairs. However, any sale by the
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Limited. The purchase price was $ 200,000. According to Grant Thornton, Astican Shipyard was charging some 34,500 Euros (about US$ 45,000) a month for dry-dock storage. At some point in the process, it appears 3264741 Nova Scotia Limited assigned its rights to another company
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with unpaid repair bills reaching $ 1.6 million. The receiver's
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Canadian-based company. Polar Star was founded to conduct cruises in the northern and southern polar and sub-polar regions. It also chartered with Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris. The vessel was registered in Sweden by Karlsen Sg Norway A/S.
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