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Sunday January 21
Anchoring in the bay sheltering from the gales was
the Russian flagged edible oil tanker Marina which was on passage from
Genoa in Denmark to Belfast, Ireland. Owned by Baltstrojpodriad Co Ltd
of Kaliningrad, Russia, she was built in 1970 with a gross tonnage of
1,003 and a deadweight of 1,392 tons. She is 66 metres in length with a
beam of 11 metres and a draft of 4.1 metres. Capable of carrying 1,317
cubic metres of liquid edible oils her 1,050 bhp engine gives her a
speed of 11.5 knots.
Another vessel coming to shelter was HMS Mersey
(P.283) one of the new River class offshore petrol vessels. Built by
Vosper Thorneycroft in 2003 she displaces 1,700 tonnes and is 80 metres
in length with a beam of 13.5 metres and a draft of 3.8 metres. Capable
of a speed in excess of 20 knots, she has a ship's complement of 48 and
her armament consists of a 20mm gun and two general purpose machine
guns. She is currently engaged on fishery protection duties.
Arriving
just after lunch was the Antiguan flagged cargo vessel Walzberg owned
by Reederei Erwin Strahlmann of Marne, Germany. She was on passage from
Great Yarmouth bound for Belfast but conditions were too poor off
Land's End and she also sought shelter in the bay. Built in 1991 she is
88 metres in length with a beam of 12 metres and a draft of 4.6 metres.
Gross tonnage is 1,961, deadweight is 2,767 tons and she is capable of
carrying either 4,006 cubic metres of grain or 154 containers with her
1,368 bhp engine giving her a speed of 10.5 knots.
Monday January 22
In
the afternoon the Panamanian flagged tug Sirocco, owned by ITC Holding
BV of Heemstede, Holland, dropped anchor in the bay. It is believed
that she is standing in for the ETV Anglian Princess while she is
attending the MSC Napoli incident. Sirocco was built in 1976 with a
gross tonnage of 978 and a deadweight of 942 tons. She is 55 metres in
length with a beam of 11 metres and a draft of 4.8 metres. Her 8,990
bhp engine gives her a speed of 14.5 knots and a bollard pull of 102
tons.
In the evening the Penlee all weather Severn class lifeboat Ivan
Ellen (17-36) was launched to stand by the local trawler Algrie after
she shipped a big sea, breaking a wheelhouse window and setting off her
emergency beacon some 20 miles SSE of Newlyn. The Algrie was able to
steam back to Newlyn under her own power with the lifeboat escorting
her in case of a major power failure.
Heading westwards was the Russian
flagged cargo vessel Voronezh owned by Volga-Don Joint Stock Shipping
Co, of Rostov-na-Donu, Russia. Built in 1996 she is 100 metres in
length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 4.8 metres. Gross
tonnage is 3,796, deadweight is 4,400 tons and she is capable of
carrying either 7,050 cubic metres of grain or 200 containers at an
operational speed of 11.5 knots.
Passing her and heading east was the
Madeira flagged chemical/oil carrier Ebro owned by Transocean
Shipmanagement GMBH of Hamburg, Germany. Built in 1986 with a gross
tonnage of 2,238 and a deadweight of 2,898 tons, she is 81 metres in
length with a beam of 14 metres and a draft of 5.5 metres. Capable of
carrying 3,007 cubic metres of liquid chemicals or oil her 2,726 bhp
engine gives her a speed of 12.5 knots.
Tuesday
January 23
Anchoring in the bay to await better conditions before
continuing her voyage to Pembroke Dock was another chemical/oil carrier
- the Tena. Owned by Mavi Denizcilik Ve Tasimacilik Ticaret of
Istanbul, Turkey, and registered under the Turkish flag, she was built
in 2002 with a gross tonnage of 3,475 and a deadweight of 5,500 tons.
She is 109 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 5.8
metres. Capable of carrying 5,858 cubic metres of liquid chemicals or
oil her 3,696 bhp engine gives her a speed of 14 knots.
Calling at
Newlyn early in the morning to load ice after her ice-making machine
broke down at sea was the Cherbourg registered trawler Yannick. Due to
an alleged log book offence, she was detained by the Marine Fisheries
Agency for further investigations.
Wednesday January 24
Anchoring in the bay late morning to shelter from the gales while on
passage to Dublin was the Antiguan flagged cargo vessel RMS Ruhrort
owned by Schepers-Compas KG of Haren-Ems, Germany. Built in 1983 with a
gross tonnage of 1,281 and a deadweight of 1,450 tons, she is 75 metres
in length with a beam of 10 metres and a draft of 3.4 metres. Capable
of carrying 2,351 cubic metres of grain her 600 bhp engine gives her a
speed of 10.2 knots.
Heading westwards across the bay was the Antiguan
flagged cargo vessel Eilsum owned by Reederei Erwin Strahlmann of
Marne, Germany. Built in 1992, she is 81 metres with a beam of 11
metres and a draft of 3.8 metres. Gross tonnage is 1,662, deadweight is
1,920 tons and she is capable of carrying either 2,888 cubic metres of
grain or 80 containers with her 1,305 bhp engine giving her a speed of
10.5 knots.
The Yannick left Newlyn to continue her fishing trip after
the skipper had been found guilty of a log book offence at a special
magistrates court earlier in the afternoon. Once he had made
arrangements for his fine to be paid the detention order was lifted and
he was able to return to sea.
Thursday January 25
Heading
westwards in the morning was the Antiguan flagged vessel Joker owned by
Reederei Erwin Strahlmann of Marne, Germany. Built in 1984 with a
length of 82 metres, a beam of 11 metres and a draft of 4.2 metres she
has a gross tonnage of 1,599 and a deadweight of 2,311 tons. Capable of
carrying 2,895 cubic metres of grain or 80 containers, her 600 bhp
engine gives her a speed of 10.6 knots.
Passing her and heading east
was the Swedish flagged car carrier Boheme owned by Walleniusrederiena
AB of Stockholm, Sweden. Built in 1999 with a gross tonnage of 67,264
and a deadweight of 28,360 tons, she is 228 metres in length with a
beam of 32 metres and a draft of 11 metres. Her 22,239 bhp engine gives
a speed of 20.5 knots.
Friday January 26
Early in the morning
the Saint Brieuc registered French trawler Scuderia called at Newlyn to
load ice after her ice-making machine broke down.
Heading towards Lands
End in the late afternoon was the Maltese flagged cargo vessel Wilson
Goole owned by Wilson Ship Management (Bergen) AS of Bergen, Norway.
Built in 1995 with a gross tonnage of 2,446 and a deadweight of 3,680
tons, she is 88 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft
of 5.5 metres. Capable of carrying 4,600 cubic metres of grain her
2,039 bhp engine gives her a speed of 11.7 knots.
Passing her and
heading east was the Antiguan flagged cargo vessel Gaastborg owned by
Wagenborg Shipping of Delfzijl, Holland. Built in 1996 with a gross
tonnage of 2,820 and a deadweight of 4,131 tons, she is 90 metres in
length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 5.7 metres. Capable of
carrying 5,628 cubic metres of grain or 301 containers of which 40 can
be refrigerated, her 3,260 bhp engine gives her a speed of 12 knots.
Saturday
January 27
Just before mid-day the Zeebrugge registered Belgian trawler
Mooie Meid (Z.296) called in Newlyn to land a crew member with an eye
injury. Following initial treatment at West Cornwall Hospital he was
repatriated back to Belgium for further treatment.
Heading westwards in
the morning was the Isle of Man flagged cargo vessel Union Mercury
owned by Union Transport Group PLC of Bromley, Kent. Built in 2001 with
a gross tonnage of 2,601 and a deadweight of 3,330 tons, she is 91
metres in length with a beam of 14 metres and a draft of 5.2 metres.
Capable of carrying 5,196 cubic metres of grain or 102 containers, her
2,649 bhp engine gives her a speed of 14.6 knots.
Passing her and
heading east was the Antiguan flagged cargo vessel Rheintal owned by
Ems-Fracht Schiffabrtges of Haren-Ems, Germany. Built in 1996 with a
gross tonnage of 3,824 and a deadweight of 3,824 tons, she is 101
metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 5.9 metres.
Able to carry 6,634 cubic metres of grain or 440 containers of which 50
can be refrigerated, her 4,720 bhp engine gives her a speed of 16.3
knots.
In the afternoon the Tyne Class relief lifeboat Owen and Anne
Aisher (47-017), which has been temporarily moored in Newlyn following
relief duties at Newlyn, was bound for Baltimore in Ireland where she
was to carry out relief duties.
article published by THE CORNISHMAN
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