A court notice states that the 6,200-dwt Pan Aegis and Pan Adventure (both built 2008) and the 4,800-dwt Pan Agility (built 2005) will go under the hammer on 16 May.

All three are currently anchored off Aruba.

Commerzbank has a right of first mortgage on each ship, to the tune of $25.82m, and is also claiming interest and costs.

The tankers are owned by single-ship companies called Panre Aegis, Panre Adventure and Panre Agility, registered in Barbados.

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