The former Ocean Diamond was beached for scrapping in Aliaga, Turkey, earlier this week.

The 1973-built ship, which more recently served as a floating hotel, is now set to be dismantled at a breaking yard.

Previously operated by SunStone Ships, the former Ocean Diamond had been sold to Bridgeman Services Group earlier this year.

After renaming the vessel the Diamond XI in March, the Vancouver-based operator turned the ship into a floating workforce accommodation vessel.

Aimed at the LNG, mining and renewable energy sectors, Bridgeman refurbished the 150-cabin vessel, which saw a renovation of its dining room, in addition to the creation of a 200-seat auditorium, fitness facilities and an office area with 45 workstations.

Following the refit in Gibraltar, the vessel debuted as the Diamond XI in April. It’s unclear if it ever operated in its new role.

Before being sold by Miami-based SunStone, the ship spent several years serving expedition operators under charter contracts.

In its final season as a cruise ship, the vessel sailed for Quark Expeditions in Antarctica and Iceland ProCruises in the Arctic.

Originally designed as a ro-ro freighter, the 8,200-ton vessel was converted into a boutique cruise ship in the mid-1980s.

During its 40-year career as a passenger vessel, it sailed for cruise lines including Regent Seven Seas, as the Song of Flower, and Ponant, as Le Diamant.

The former Ocean Diamond also became the first oceangoing cruise ship recycled following a nearly two-year hiatus.

According to Cruise Industry News data, while 2021 and 2022 were record years for the cruise scrapping business, no vessel was sold to breakers in 2023.

In 2024, American Cruise Lines was the only operator to recycle a passenger vessel by sending two riverboats previously operated by American Queen Voyages, the American Duchess and the American Countess, to a scrapyard in the United States.