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Sunday September 24
Heading westwards across the bay was the ro/ro
vessel Scan Bothnia. Owned by Scanscot Shipping Services (Deutschland)
of Hamburg, Germany, and registered in the Isle of Man, she was built
in 1998 with a gross tonnage of 8,811 and a deadweight of 7,493 tons.
She is 123 metres in length with a beam of 20 metres and a draft of 6.7
metres.
She
was closely followed by the Gibraltarian flagged cargo vessel BBC
Gibraltar. Owned by Briese Schiffahrts of Leer, Germany, she was built
in 1998 and is 88 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft
of seven metres. Gross tonnage is 2,528 and deadweight is 3,442 tons.
Heading
eastwards was the Bahamian registered reefer vessel Almeda Star (ex
Tundra King). Owned by Reefer (Bermuda) Ltd, of Hamilton, Bermuda, she
was built in 1990 with a gross tonnage of 11,658 and a deadweight of
12,714 tons. She is 158 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a
draft of nine metres. Her 13,250 bhp engines give her an operational
speed of 20 knots.
In the late morning the Isle of Man
registered liquid petroleum gas carrier Greta Kosan headed westwards
across the bay. Owned by J Lauritzen A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, she
was built in 1990 with a length of 98 metres, a beam of 16 metres and a
draft of 6.7 metres. Her 4,500 bhp engine gives her a speed of 13 knots.
She
was followed by the Dutch flagged chemical tanker Dutch Emerald. Owned
by Broere Shipping BV of Dordrecht, Holland, she was built in 2000 with
a gross tonnage of 4,670 and a deadweight of 6,470 tons. She is 118
metres in length with a beam of 17 metres and a draft of 6.5 metres.
The
Canary Islands registered car carrier Suar Vigo came from the east.
Owned by Rafuel Riva Suardiaz, of Madrid, she was built in 2003 with a
gross tonnage of 15,224 and a deadweight of 5,000 tons. She is 132
metres in length with a beam of 21 metres and a draft of 6.2 metres.
She
was followed by the new build chemical tanker Sichem Rio. Launched on
February 16 2006, she is 129 metres in length with a beam of 20 metres
and a draft at 8.7 metres. Gross tonnage is 8, 790 and deadweight is
13,000 tons.
Heading east was the Russian flagged cargo vessel
Ladoga 103. Owned by North Western Fleet of St Petersburg, Russia, she
was built in 1988 with a gross tonnage of 1,853 and a deadweight of
2,075 tons.
Monday September 25
In the morning the
general cargo vessel Antabe, owned by Briese Schiffahrts of Leer,
Germany, and registered under the Gibraltarian flag was seen heading
west. Built in 1997 she is 87 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres
and a draft of 5.5 metres. Gross tonnage is 2,446 and deadweight is
3,702 tons. Operational speed is 11.7 knots and she is capable of
carrying 4,613 cubic metres of grain or 176 containers.
Following
behind were two chemical tankers owned by Bostrom Tankers, of
Gothenburg, Sweden, and registered under the Swedish flag.
The
first, Bro Joinville, was built in 1993 and is 130 metres in length
with a beam of 22 metres and a draft of 8.2 metres. Gross tonnage is
8,039 and deadweight is 12,981 tons.The second was the Bro Trader,
built in 1988 with a gross tonnage of 7,973 and a deadweight of 14,402
tons. She is 143 metres in length with a beam of 18 metres and a draft
of 9 metres.
Tuesday September 26
Just after lunch the
Penlee inshore lifeboat Paul Alexander (B. 787) was launched to go to
the assistance of the local fishing vessel Triton (TH 148) after her
propeller became fouled while hauling her shellfish pots near to Cudden
Point. She was towed safely back to Newlyn Harbour.
The Swedish
flagged container vessel Atlantic Compass was seen heading eastwards
across the bay. Owned by Grimaldi Group Napoli of Naples, Italy. she
was built in 1987 with a gross tonnage of 57,225 and a deadweight of
46,303 tons. She is 292 metres in length with a beam of 32 metres and a
draft of 11.6 metres.
In the early evening the Penlee Severn
class lifeboat Ivan Ellen (17-36) returned to Newlyn after having had a
new engine fitted in Poole.
Wednesday September 27
The
Irish beam trawler Marrie Jacob (D. 141) landed on Newlyn Market after
cutting short her trip after one of her trawl warps parted and she lost
one of her trawls. Fortunately she managed to find it again and after
retrieving it on board returned to Newlyn to order a new set of warps.
The Scottish scalloper Fredwood (BA. 338) landed in Newlyn.
The Carol H completed her work on the slipway and was launched on the evening tide.
The Brixham trawler Carehelmar (BM. 23) called in Newlyn for a short stay before moving across to Penzance.
Thursday September 28
The
ETV Anglian Princess was tasked to stand by the Dutch registered
container vessel Geest Externo after she developed engine problems off
The Lizard while on passage to Dublin. Owned by Royal Shipping of AG
Rhoon, Holland, she was built in 2001. Gross tonnage is 2,926,
deadweight is 3, 725 and she is 99 metres in length with a beam of 16
metres and a draft of 4.9 metres. Her 4,451 bhp engine gives her an
operational speed of 14.5 knots and she is capable of carrying 444
containers of which 100 can be refrigerated. Fortunately, she was able
to carry out engine repairs although the Anglian Princess escorted her
through the Traffic Separation Scheme off Land's End.
Friday September 29
The
AA (PZ. 198) was slipped on the morning tide to complete her stem gear
repairs. The ETV Anglian Princess weighed anchor and proceeded to
Falmouth.
Saturday September 30
The Severn class lifeboat
Volunteer Spirit (17-27) which has been carrying out relief duties at
Newlyn, left in the morning bound for Poole. In the evening the Greek
flagged chemical oiI tanker Adele crossed the bay heading westwards.
Owned by Avin International of Athens, Greece, she was built in 1981
with a gross tonnage of 4,242 and a deadweight of 6,572 tons. She is
106 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 7.2
metres. Her 3,900 bhp engine gives her an operational speed of 12.5
knots and she can carry 8,126 cubic metres of liquid chemicals or oil.
Heading east was the Antiguan flagged cargo vessel Heinrich G owned by
Gerdes Schiffahrts of Haren-Erns, Germany. Built in 1997 she is 87
metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 5.5 metres.
Gross tonnage is 2,446 and deadweight is 3,694 tons. Her speed is 11.7
knots and she can either carry 4,613 cubic metres of grain of 176
containers. Also heading east was the German general cargo vessel
Siegfried Lehmann owned by Lehmann Reederei of Lubeck, Germany.
Registered under the flag of Myanmar she was built in 1980 and is 81
metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 5.1 metres.
Gross tonnage is 2,225 deadweight is 2,570 tons and her 1,287 bhp
engine gives her a speed of 12.7 knots. She can carry either 4,202
cubic metres of grain or 154 containers
Article published by THE CORNISHMAN
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