The number of periodic payment installments in which the debt is to be repaid.

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The amount of non-legally restricted cash per collateralized vessel required as a minimum liquidity requirement under the debt instrument.

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The number of wholly-owned subsidiaries of the entity.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Long-Term Debt, $11.0 Million Alpha Bank Financing (Details)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 22, 2019 USD ($) Subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Installment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Repayment of loan			$ 0	$ 2,050,000	$ 0	$ 0
$11.0 Million Alpha Bank Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Subsidiary		2
Face amount		$ 11,000,000		$ 11,000,000	11,000,000
Term of loan				5 years
Number of payment installments \| Installment				20
Frequency of periodic payment				Quarterly
Installment payment				$ 400,000
Maturity date				Dec. 02, 2024
Minimum liquidity deposit per vessel				$ 250,000
$7.5 Million Bridge Loan [Member]
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Face amount	$ 7,500,000				$ 7,500,000
Repayment of loan	$ 7,500,000