On July 4 at around 7 p.m. the 'Astora' arrived at her last destination ever after a journey of more than 24 hours, being towed by the 'ÄMultratug 20', 'Multratug 13' and 'Multratug 1'.. The ship was towed from Rotterdam to Ghent and will be dismantled at the recycling yard Galloo, which has years of experience in dismantling, depollution and recycling of scrapped ships. The and will be good for more than 12,000 tons of material, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wood, glass and plastics. Galloo will recycle more than 97% into renewable raw materials. The demolition will take about 12 months. First, all decks above the waterline will be dismantled, after which the ship will be pulled onto dry land on a specially designed slipway. ‘The entire process is specialist work, not only because of the hazardous substances, but also because of the stability of the wreck during the total processing time. The scrap will be transported by barge to other Galloo locations in Europe. Report with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/07/04/cruiseschip-galloo-aankomen-op-final-destination/
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On the afternoon, of July 3 the Multratug 20' , assisted by the 'Multratug 3', was towing the 'Astpria' from its longtime berth in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam to Ghent with an ETA as of July 4. On the morning of that day, the convoy was underway off Middelburg with a speed of about four knots. During the unmooring manoever, also the tugs 'Fairplay 66' and VB Boluda' assisted. The ship was supposed to arrive in Flushing around 01:00 a.m. but sailed near Westkapelle at around 08:30 a.m. and was now expected in the outer harbour of Terneuzen around 2:15 p.m. It will pass through the lock there at around 2:45 p.m. If all goes well, the 'Astoria' will arrive in Ghent early in the evening, a few hours later than the planned 3:00 p.m. Due to non-payment of fees by the former owner, the cruzise ship had been detained for five years The new Belgian owner Galloo paid 200,000 euros for the ship in addition to the amounted fees. Reports with photos: https://www.tugspotters.com/app/content/2025/07/multratug-20-en-multratug-3-met-astoria/ https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17574558/scheepsspotters-opgelet-oudste-cruiseschip-ter-wereld-vaart-op-de-westerschelde https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/2035947/schip-des-doods-heeft-waalhaven-verlaten-en-begint-aan-laatste-reis
