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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
 
Dated: January 12, 2007
Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association’s Memorandum of Agreement for sale and purchase of ships. Adopted by The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in 1956.
Code-name
SALEFORM 1993
Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/87.
 
J Duckling Corporation, Panama
hereinafter called the Sellers, have agreed to sell, and Star Bulk Carriers Corp., Majuro - Marshall Islands or nominee 
 
hereinafter called the Buyers, have agreed to buy-
 
Name: J.DUCKLING
 
Classification Society/Class:  BUREAU VERITAS
 
Built: JUNE, 2003    By: TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU) INC., PHILIPPINES
 
Flag: PANAMA    Place of Registration: PANAMA
 
Call Sign: 3EGV7    Grt/Nrt: 30,054/18,207
 
Register Number IMO Number: 9266449
 
hereinafter called the Vessel, on the following terms and conditions:
 
Definitions
 
“Banking days” are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for the Purchase Price in Clause 1 and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8.
 
“In writing” or “written” means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a registered letter, telex, telefax or other modern form of written communication.
 
“Classification Society” or “Class” means the Society referred to in line 4.
 
1.
Purchase Price USD 43,985,817.36
 
2.
Deposit
 
As security for the correct fulfillment of this Agreement the Buyers Shall pay a deposit of 10 % (ten per cent) of the Purchase Price within _______________________ banking days from the date of this Agreement. This deposit shall be placed with _________________ and held by them in a joint account for the Sellers and the Buyers, to be released in accordance with joint written instructions of the Sellers and the Buyers. Interest, if any, to be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding the said deposit shall be borne equally by the Sellers and the Buyers.
 
3.
Payment
 
The said Purchase Price shall be paid in full free of bank charges to ______________________ on delivery of the Vessel, but not later than 3 banking days after the Vessel is in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Notice of Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5.The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25.
 

 
4.
Inspections
 
a)*
The Buyers have inspected and accepted the Vessel’s classification records. The Buyers have also inspected the Vessel at/in _______________ on _______________ and have accepted the Vessel following this inspection and the sale is outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
b)*
The Buyers shall have the right to inspect the Vessel and Vessel’s classification records and declare at a suitable place at the Buyers’ option. However these inspections are not a subject and once the subjects stipulated in clause 18 are lifted the sale becomes outright and definite, subject to the provisons of the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Claus 25. whether same are accepted or not within
 
The Sellers shall provide for inspection of the Vessel at/in (to be advised by Sellers)
 
The Buyers shall undertake the inspection without undue delay to the Vessel. Should the Buyers cause undue delay they shall compensate the Sellers for the losses thereby incurred. The Buyers shall inspect the Vessel without opening up and without cost to the Sellers. During the inspection, the Vessel’s deck, instruction books, maintenance records, and engine log books as available on board shall be made available for ______________________ examination by the Buyers. If the Vessel is accepted after such inspection, the sale shall become outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this Agreement provided the Sellers receive written notice of acceptance from the Buyers within 72 hours after completion of such inspection.
 
Should notice of acceptance of the Vessel’s classification records and of the Vessel not be received by the Sellers as aforesaid, the deposit together with interest earned shall be released immediately to the Buyers, whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.
 
*
4 a) and 4b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions, alternative 4a) to apply.
 
5.
Notices, time and place of delivery
 
a)
The Sellers shall keep the Buyers well informed of the Vessel’s itinerary and shall provide the Buyers with 20 , 15, and 7, 5,2 days approximate and 1 definite notice of the estimated time of arrival at the _________________________ intended place of drydocking/underwater inspection/delivery. When the Vessel is at the place of delivery and in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with this Agreement, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery.
 
b)
The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat at a safe and accessible berth or anchorage at/in a port worldwide (range/s to be advised) __________________ in the Sellers’ option.
 
Expected time of delivery: as soon as practically possible following the Effective Date of the Merger (as defined in the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25) but not later than the last discharging port of the last laden voyage
 
Date of cancelling (see Clauses 5 c), 6 b) (iii) and 14): as per Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25
 
c)
If the Seller anticipate that, notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence by them, the Vessel will not be ready for delivery by the cancelling date they may notify the Buyers writing stating the date when they anticipate that the Vessel will be ready for delivery and propose a new cancelling date. Upon receipt of such notification the Buyers shall have the option of either cancelling this Agreement in accordance with Clause 14 within 7 running days of receipt of the notice or of accepting the new date as the new cancelling date. If the Buyer have not declared their option within 7 running days of receipt of the Sellers’ notification or if the Buyers accept the new date, the date proposed in the Sellers’ notification shall be deemed to be the new cancelling date and shall be substituted for the cancelling date stipulated in line 61.
 

 
If this Agreement is maintained with the new cancelling date all other terms and conditions hereof including these contained in Clauses 5 a) and 5 c) shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect. Cancellation or failure to cancel shall be entirely without prejudice to any claim for damages the Buyers may have under Clause 14 for the Vessel not being ready by the original cancelling date.
 
d)
Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery the deposit together with interest earned shall be released immediately to the Buyers whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.
 
6.
Drydocking/Divers Inspection See Clause 19
 
a)**
The Sellers shall place the Vessel in drydock at the port of delivery for inspection by the Classification Society of the Vessel’s underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules. If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, such defects shall be made good at the Sellers’ expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*.
 
b)**
(i) The Vessel is to be delivered without drydocking. However, the Buyers shall have the right at their expense to arrange for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the Vessel. The Sellers shall at their cost make the Vessel available for such inspection. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the conditions at the port of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to the delivery port.
 
(ii) If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, then unless repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the Classification Society, the Sellers shall arrange for the Vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by the Classification Society of the Vessel’s underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules. If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*. In such event the Sellers are to pay also for the cost of the underwater inspection and the Classification Society’s attendance.
 
(iii) If the Vessel is to be drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 b) (ii) and no suitable drydocking facilities are available at the port of delivery, the Sellers shall take the Vessel to a port where suitable drydocking facilities are available, whether within or outside the delivery range as per Clause 5 b). Once drydocking has taken place the Sellers shall deliver the Vessel at a port within the delivery range as per Clause 5 b) which shall, for the purpose of this Clause, become the new port of delivery. In such event the cancelling date provided for in Clause 5 b) shall be extended by the additional time required for the drydocking and extra steaming, but limited to a maximum of 14 running days.
 
c)
If the Vessel is drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 a) or 6 b) above
 
(i) the Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the right to require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey being in accordance with the Classification Society’s rules for tailshaft survey and consistent with the current stage of the Vessel’s survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any parts of the tailshaft system be condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessel’s class, these parts shall be renewed or made good at the Sellers’ expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*.
 
(ii) the expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out, in which case the Sellers shall pay these expenses. The Sellers shall also pay the expenses if the Buyers require the survey and parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the Vessel’s class*.
 

 
(iii) the expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the drydock dues and the Classification Society’s fees shall be paid by the Sellers if the Classification Society issues any condition/recommendation* as a result of the survey or if it requires survey of the tailshaft system. In all other cases the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid expenses, dues and fees.
 
(iv) the Buyers’ representative shall have the right to be present in the drydock, but without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification surveyor.
 
(v) the Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned and painted at their risk and expense without interfering with the Sellers’ or the Classification surveyor’s work, if any, and without affecting the Vessel’s timely delivery. If, however, the Buyers’ work in drydock is still in progress when the Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional docking time needed to complete the Buyers’ work shall be for the Buyers’ risk and expense. In the event that the Buyers’ work requires such additional time, the Sellers may upon completion of the Sellers’ work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst the Vessel is still in drydock and the Buyers shall be obliged to take delivery in accordance with Clause 3, whether the Vessel is in drydock or not and irrespective of Clause 5 b).
 
*
Notes, if any, in the surveyor’s report which are accepted by the Classification Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.
 
**
6 a) and 6 b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions, alternative 6 a) to apply.
 
7.
Spares/bunkers, etc.
 
The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board and on shore. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers’ property, but spares on order are to be excluded. Forwarding charges, if any, shall be for the Buyers’ account. The Sellers are not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyers. The radio installation and navigational equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment if they are the property of the Sellers. Unused stores and provisions shall be included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyers without extra payment.
 
The Sellers have the right to take ashore crockery, plates, cutlery, linen and other articles bearing the Sellers’ flag or name, provided they replace same with similar unmarked items. Library, forms, etc., exclusively for use in the Sellers’ vessel(s), shall be excluded without compensation. Captain’s, Officers’ and Crew’s personal belongings including the slop chest are to be excluded from the sale, as well as the following additional items (including items on hire): To Be Advised
 
The Buyers shall take over the remaining bunkers (if same are property of the Sellers) and unused lubricating oils in storage tanks and _______________________ sealed drums and pay the current net market price (excluding barging expenses) at the port and date of delivery of the Vessel. See Clause 20 
 
Payment under this Clause shall be made at the same time and place and in the same currency as the Purchase Price.
 
8.
Documentation
 
The place of closing: New York, USA
 
In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price the Sellers shall furnish the Buyers with delivery documents, namely:
 

 
a)
Legal Bill of Sale in a form recordable in Marshall Islands (the country in which the Buyers are to register the Vessel), warranting that the Vessel is free from all encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts or claims whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalized by the consul of such country or other competent authority.
 
b)
Current Certificate of Ownership issued by the competent authorities of the flag state of the Vessel.
 
c)
Confirmation of Class issued within 72 hours 3 working days prior to delivery.
 
d)
Current Certificate issued by the competent authorities stating that the Vessel is free from registered encumbrances.
 
e)
Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessel’s registry or other official evidence of deletion appropriate to the Vessel’s registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessel’s registry forthwith and furnish a Certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and latest within 4 (four) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has been delivered.
 
f)
Any such additional documents as may reasonably be required by the competent authorities for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement.
See Clause 22
 
At the time of delivery the Buyers and Sellers shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers.
 
At the time of delivery the Sellers shall hand to the Buyers the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans, instruction books, maintenance records etc., which are on board the Vessel. Other certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also ________________________________ be handed over to the Buyers unless the Sellers are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers to have the right to take copies. Other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers’ possession shall be promptly forwarded to the Buyers at their expense, if they so request. The Sellers may keep the Vessel’s log books but the Buyers to have the right to take copies of same.
 
9.
Encumbrances
 
The Sellers warrant that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all charters (other than term employment/charters contemplated by the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25),encumbrances, _________________________________ mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever. The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred prior to the time of delivery. The Vessel on delivery to be delivered free of cargo /cargo residues, and free of any dunnage.
 
10.
Taxes, etc.
 
Any taxes, fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and registration under the Buyers’ flag shall be for the Buyers’ account, whereas similar charges in connection with the closing of the Sellers’ register shall be for the Sellers’ account.
 
11.
Condition on delivery
 
The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers’ risk and expense until she is delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be delivered and taken over as she was at the time of inspection, fair wear and tear excepted. However, the Vessel shall be delivered with her class maintained without condition/recommendation*, free of average damage affecting the Vessel’s class, and with her classification certificates and International/national certificates and surveys, as well as all other certificates the Vessel had at the time of agreement inspection, valid and _____________________________________ unextended without condition/recommendation* by Class or the relevant authorities for a minimum of 1 month from at the time of ______________________________ delivery.
 

 
“Inspection” in this Clause 11 and in Clause 7, Line 157, shall mean the Buyers’ inspection according to Clause 4 a) or 4 b), if ___________________________________ applicable, or the Buyers’ inspection prior to the signing of this Agreement. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this Agreement shall be the relevant date.
 
*
Notes, if any, in the surveyor’s report which are accepted by the Classification Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.
 
12.
Name/markings
 
Upon delivery the Buyers undertake to change the name of the Vessel and alter funnel markings.
 
13.
Buyers’ default
 
Should the deposit not be paid in accordance with Clause 2, the Sellers have the right to cancel this Agreement, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation for their losses and for all expenses incurred together with interest. 
 
Should the Purchase Price not be paid in accordance with Clause 3, the Sellers have the right to cancel the Agreement, in which case the deposit together with interest earned shall be released to the Sellers. If the deposit does not cover their loss, the Sellers shall be entitled to claim further compensation for their losses and for all expenses incurred together with interest.
 
14.
Sellers’ default as per Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness in accordance with Clause 5 a) or fail to be ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the date stipulated in line 61 the Buyers shall have the option of cancelling this Agreement provided always that the Sellers shall be granted a maximum of 3 banking days after Notice of Readiness has been given to make arrangements for the documentation set out in Clause 8. If after Notice of Readiness has been given but before the Buyers have taken delivery, the Vessel ceases to be physically ready for delivery and is not made physically ready again in every respect by the date stipulated in line 61 and now Notice of Readiness given, the Buyers shall retain their option to cancel. In the event that the Buyers elect to cancel this Agreement the deposit together with interest earned shall be released to them immediately.
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness by the date stipulated in line 61 or fail to be ready to validly complete a legal transfer as aforesaid they shall make due compensation to the Buyers for their loss and for all expenses together with interest if their failure is due to proven negligence and whether or not the Buyers cancel this Agreement.
 
15.
Buyers’ representatives See Clause 21
 
After this Agreement has been signed by both parties and the deposit has been lodged, the Buyers have the right to place two representatives on board the Vessel at their sole risk and expense upon arrival at _________ on or about ______________________These representatives are on board for the purpose of familiarisation and in the capacity of observers only, and they shall not interfere in any respect with the operation of the Vessel. The Buyers’ representatives shall sign the Sellers’ letter of indemnity prior to their embarkation.
 
16.
Arbitration
 
a)*
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and any dispute-arising out of this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Acts 1950 and 1979 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force, one arbitrator being appointed by each party. On the receipt by one party of the nomination in writing of the other party’s arbitrator, that party shall appoint their arbitrator within fourteen days, failing which the decision of the single arbitrator appointed shall apply. If two arbitrators properly appointed shall not agree they shall appoint an umpire whose decision shall be final.
 

 
b)*
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Title 9 of the United States Code and the Law of the State of New York and should any dispute arise out of this Agreement, the matter in dispute shall be referred to three persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them shall be final; and for purpose of enforcing any award, this Agreement may be made a rule of the Court. 
 
The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. New York.
 
c)*
Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration at ___________________________________, subject to the procedures applicable there. The laws of ___________________________________ shall govern this Agreement.
 
*
16 a), 16 b) and 16 c) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions, alternative 16 a) to apply.
 
Clauses 17-25 both inclusive are deemed are part of this agreement
 
This Charter Party is a computer generated copy of the “SALEFORM 1993” form printed by authority of Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association using software which is the copyright of Strategic Software Ltd. Any insertion or deletion to the form must be clearly visible. In the event of any modification made to the preprinted text of this document which is not clearly visible, the text of the original approved document shall apply. Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association and Strategic Software Ltd. assume no responsibility for any loss or damage caused as a result of discrepancies between the original approved document and this document.
 

 
ADDITIONAL CLAUSES
TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - SALE FORM 1993
DATED JANUARY 12, 2007 FOR M.V. ‘J DUCKLING’ (THE VESSEL)
BETWEEN J DUCKLING CORPORATION, PANAMA (THE SELLERS)
AND STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP. MARSHALL ISLANDS OR
NOMINEE (THE BUYERS)
 
CLAUSE 17
 
This sale is part of the sale and delivery of the following additional Motor Vessels:
 
M.V. “A Duckling”
M.V. “B Duckling”
M.V. “C Duckling”
M.V. “F Duckling”
M.V. “G Duckling”
M.V. “I Duckling”
M.V. “Mommy Duckling”
 
registered in the respective ownership of the following Owners:
 
A Duckling Corporation, Panama
B Duckling Corporation, Panama
C Duckling Corporation, Panama
F Duckling Corporation, Panama
G Duckling Corporation, Panama
I Duckling Corporation, Panama
Mommy Management Corp., Panama
 
and all ultimately beneficially owned by TMT Co., Ltd., Taiwan (“TMT”). In the event that one or more of the above vessels are not delivered pursuant to their respective MOA’s for any reason whatsoever, TMT hereby agrees and assumes the obligation to substitute the non-delivered vessel(s) with replacement tonnage pursuant and subject to the terms of the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25.
 
CLAUSE 18
 
This sale is subject to:
 
i)
STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. Delaware (“Star Maritime”) a listed company in the AMEX being the parent company of the Buyers filing a definitive proxy/registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and such Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC.
 
 

 
 
ii)
Star Maritime obtaining the requisite approval of its stockholders for the Merger (as defined in Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25) and the sale of the vessels provided for in the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25 at a duly convened stockholders’ meeting.
 
CLAUSE 19
 
No dry-docking / however the Buyers have the right at Buyers’ expense to carry out an under-water (defined as ‘parts below the sea water line at time of divers inspection’) inspection prior to or at the delivery port and the Sellers shall make the vessel available for such under-water inspection. Inspection of underwater parts shall be carried out by divers approved by the class with the presence of class surveyor and the Sellers/Buyers representatives. Such diver inspection shall be carried out in a manner acceptable to class surveyor. If the conditions at the port of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near the delivery port.
 
In the event of any damage/s being found which lead to a recommendation by the classification society and immediate repairs are required, the Sellers shall then dry-dock the Vessel in accordance with clause 6 of the Norwegian Sale Form 1993, and Sellers shall repair same to class satisfaction. Cancelling date to be extended accordingly.
 
If damage/s are found which lead to a recommendation by the classification society, repair/s of which may be carried out by the Buyers at a later stage, as per classification society recommendation, then in lieu of Buyers taking delivery of the Vessel with said recommendation/s the Sellers shall pay to the Buyers the estimated repairing direct cost - this amount will be deducted from the purchase price on delivery.
 
This estimated repairing direct cost shall be the average cost of 2 quotations from reputable yards/repair shops at or near the delivery port, 1 obtained by Buyers and 1 obtained by Sellers determined in accordance with the cost of such repairs prevailing at the time of delivery of the Vessel, for repair works only without dry-docking costs and without costs of possible time lost, and in any case for the direct cost/s only.
 
It is understood that class shall be the sole arbiter in any matter under this Clause 19 affecting the Vessel’s class.
 
The costs of class surveyor’s fee and diver inspection will be for the Buyers’ account.
 
CLAUSE 20
 
The Buyers are to pay extra for unused/unbroached lubricating oils in drums and designated storage tanks ‘remaining on board’ as per actual cost evidenced by net invoice prices including discounts. Also extra payment for bunkers ‘remaining on board’ at the Sellers’ last paid prices (either bought in the open market or paid to last charterers).
 

 
CLAUSE 21
 
As from the Effective Date of Merger (as defined in the Supplemental Agreement referenced in Clause 25) Buyers shall have the right to place onboard up to a maximum of three (3) representatives until delivery as observers for familiarisation purposes only without interference to the Vessel’s operation at Buyer’s risk and expense. Representatives are to sign Sellers’ indemnity form. Sellers shall assist where necessary in the application for visas for Buyer’s ongoing representatives. Upon Vessel’s arrival at the delivery port Buyers shall have the right to place on board three (3) more representatives on a daily basis up until delivery. Buyers representatives to have the right to communicate with their office / managers via the Vessel’s communication means always at Buyers’ cost. The Buyers’ representatives shall have full access to Vessel’s all non-private spaces, as well as to instruction books, plans, certificates, records, documents, plans, drawings and shall have the right to take photocopies of same but should not interfere with the Vessel’s cargo discharge operations, if any.
 
CLAUSE 22
 
Sellers and Buyers to supply documentation which may be reasonably required and to be mutually agreed for the legal transfer of the Vessel and for her Marshall Islands registration under new flag and ownership (such list to form an addendum to the MOA).
 
At the time of delivery, in addition to other documents to be agreed per this clause, Buyers shall furnish Sellers with the following delivery documents:
 
(i)
Secretary’s Certificate of Buyers authorizing this MOA, the Supplemental Agreement and the Novation Agreement in respect of the charter of the Vessel, together with incumbency certificates; and
 
(ii)
Secretary’s Certificate of each of Star Maritime and Star Bulk authorizing the Master Agreement, the Supplemental Agreement and this MOA, together with incumbency certificates.
 
At the time of delivery, in addition to other documents to be agreed per this clause, Sellers shall furnish Buyers with the following delivery documents:
 
(i)
Secretary’s Certificate of Sellers authorizing this MOA, the Supplemental Agreement and the Novation Agreement in respect of the charter of the Vessel, together with incumbency certificates; and
 
(ii)
Secretary’s Certificate of each of TMT authorizing the Master Agreement, the Supplemental Agreement and this MOA, together with incumbency certificates.
 
CLAUSE 23
 
Sellers warrant that on the date hereof and on the date of closing, the Vessel shall be entitled to trade worldwide within Institute Warranty Limits without restriction on limitation.
 

 
CLAUSE 24
 
All instruction books, drawings, plans and manuals, on board or ashore in owners/managers office that are in Sellers possession are to be delivered to the Buyers except ISM manuals and ship security plan. The Sellers to forward office set as soon as possible after delivery to the Buyer’s office. All forwarding costs to be for Buyers account.

CLAUSE 25
 
This agreement is one of the “MOAs” referred to and defined in (i) that certain Supplemental Agreement dated the date hereof and executed and delivered concurrently herewith by and among Buyers, Star Maritime as the 100pct parent of the Buyers, and TMT, the 100pct parent of the Sellers and is incorporated herein by reference, and (ii) the Master Agreement dated the date hereof and executed and delivered concurrently herewith by TMT, Buyers and Star Maritime, and is incorporated by reference. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this agreement and the terms of said Supplemental Agreement and/or said Master Agreement, the terms of said Supplemental Agreement and said Master Agreement shall control.


THE SELLERS
THE BUYERS
   
/s/ Nobu Su
/s/ Prokopios Tsirigakis
____________________
_____________________