[quote=Fred Fry;24678]OK, it was asked a while back, but I finally ran across the IMO Number for the BOB BARKER
IMO No. 5280540
Call sign: 5VBR5
Flag: Togo
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I have looked up the IMO # at Miramar Ship Index. It lists an initial tonnage of 597 then an increase to 598 followed by 788, and now I read news reports saying 1200 tons.
Is it possible for a ship to be modified and have it’s tonnage change this much?