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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 17/07/2004
Photo 2
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 17/07/2004
Administrative data Technical data
name: Auto Banner
built: 1988
call sign: D7HV
IMO: 8608066
flag: South Korea
dimensions: 199.53 x 32.26 x 10.02 m
type: Ro-Ro carrier
capacity: 5793 cars
13 decks
speed: 17.50 kn
former name(s): new name(s):
No known former names No known new names
We also have pictures of this vessel under the folowing name(s).
Extra info:
On 21/05/2018, the Auto Banner was docked in the port of Incheon, South Korea, loaded with 2438 cars for Libya
Around 09h40 in the morning a fire broke out in the garage deck 11 and fire is raging fast

840 firefighters and 240 fire trucks are mobilized, three days are needed to extinguish the fire
No seafarers are injured but at least 1500 cars are burned out and she was declared total loss

In August 2018, the Auto Banner was announced sold for demolition in Chittagong (Bangladesh)
Converted? This vessel is still the same type as it was built.
Museum? No
Scrapping? This vessel was sold to Bangladesh in the year 2019 for scrapping.
Casualty? Yes, (please look at the extra info box for more information).