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Other Operational Gain	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Other Operational Gain [Abstract]
Other Operational Gain	10.      Other Operational Gain: Other operational gain for the six month period ended June 30, 2012, totaled $140 and represented gain from hull & machinery claim. For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, other operational gain totaling $1,647 represented non-recurring revenue of $1,250 from the settlement of a commercial claim and a gain from hull & machinery claim of $397.

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