[Poor Uncle Tom]

Originally Posted by Rocky Bay

The Katja has been moored outside Cork harbour for a few days now...not making any money for its owners.

It's still there, and where did the Wind Perfection go?

[bladebrew]

Originally Posted by Poor Uncle Tom

It's still there, and where did the Wind Perfection go?

julia/wind perfection currently east of denmark, i assume its heading for its refit somewhere over there,
sad to see it gone from cork, but was a bit to expensive to travel on her,

[Rocky Bay]

...bananas are somewhat late today. Still off the west Cork coast.

[mp22]

In bantry bay this morning http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...00&header=true

[mp22]

Entering Bantry Bay this evening (18.45) http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...00&header=true

[Poor Uncle Tom]

The Alfa Germania is absolutely huge

just look at the size of the wheelhouse in perspective to the overall ships bulk.

[mp22]

The Alfa Germania is just short of 100,000 tons dead weight.

[who the fug]

Originally Posted by mp22

The Alfa Germania is just short of 100,000 tons dead weight.

Things are getting smaller with age

Have been following the Alfa for the last 6 weeks, shuttling around the North Sea, busy vessel

[Rocky Bay]

Todays N.Y. Times (14/5/12) has an article on San Francisco pilots if anybody is interested.

[Rocky Bay]

Originally Posted by bladebrew

There is a massive luxury yacht in cork harbour at the moment,

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/sho...px?imo=1011472

called air, it is apparently heading into the city at some stage, €750,000 a week it costs, i hope that is a misprint
its not known who is on board,
http://www.eveningecho.ie/2012/05/02...ored-off-cobh/

...headed for Glengarrif as I type.

[who the fug]

Originally Posted by Rocky Bay

...headed for Glengarrif as I type.

Speaking of yachts and Glengarrif

Anyone remember the cadburys milk tray advert from the early eighties, which feature the man in black going down a twisty road (road down to Zetland Pier) and swimming out to an old fashioned steam yacht.

Well she was moored off Glengarrif after the advert and dragged her anchor.

They beached her and she was up for sale for a number of years.

Anyone know what happened to her

The Lady Catherine I think was her name

[Poor Uncle Tom]

Originally Posted by who the fug

Have been following the Alfa for the last 6 weeks, shuttling around the North Sea, busy vessel

I see it's back in Cork today.

[Rocky Bay]

Originally Posted by mp22

Entering Bantry Bay this evening (18.45) http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shi...00&header=true

According to Marine Traffic, the next port of call is New York. Empty all the way to New York, is that possible ? Someone is losing money on that move! (Assuming that it unloaded at Whiddy-which I honestly don't know to be true.)

[Tabnabs]

The old Stena King and Queen's used to do Persian Gulf to US Gulf and back non stop, so it's not unusual to travel long distance in ballast.

[Rocky Bay]

Originally Posted by Tabnabs

The old Stena King and Queen's used to do Persian Gulf to US Gulf and back non stop, so it's not unusual to travel long distance in ballast.

What would be the point in travelling round trip between those points empty? By the way, I have been poking around the Lauritzen Tankers website and there is no listing of the Freja Hafnia.