In pictures: Bonga bows out

1 of 10 The massive Bonga hull prepares to leave the South Korean shipyard for Tyneside in early Summer 2002

2 of 10 The vessel travelled through the Suez Canal at walking pace

3 of 10 The Bonga arrived at Tynemouth in November 2002

4 of 10 It dwarfed houses as it travelled up the Tyne to the Amec yard

5 of 10 Bonga made an impressive night-time sight at the Wallsend ship yard

6 of 10 A £300m refit was carried out on the 300,000-tonne vessel

7 of 10 Work on the floating production oil platform was completed last month

8 of 10 Tugs escorted the Bonga downstream towards Tynemouth on Sunday

9 of 10 Weather conditions had to be right before the Bonga could leave

10 of 10 The Bonga leaves the Tyne for Nigeria