I have placed this image of the Aston Explorer in the Special Purpose Vessels Gallery as she is the only one of her type that I have ever seen or photographed. She was built in Serbia in 1987, has a Gross Tonnage of 1910 Tons and is Registered in Russia. Searching on the Internet on her IMO number (8943260) she is classified as an Edible Oil Tanker. This image of her was captured in September 2006 as she was motoring in the Bospherous just off the City of Istanbul Turkey.