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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2012 23:28:51 GMT 1
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Post by Andy T on Feb 23, 2012 10:28:36 GMT 1
It would seem that it's stopped out in the Irish sea, maybe coming in later.
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Post by RICEY on Feb 29, 2012 20:37:16 GMT 1
She is a regular on the OSI in Liverpool Bay Ste. Doesnt come into Liverpool to unload/load. Can tell when shes gonna be coming as 2 heavy duty Tugs are sent out to wait
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2012 23:54:17 GMT 1
Thanks for letting me know Jordan. All double dutch to me though.
Although I'm from a seafaring family I'm not really a shipping fan, bit strange really but there you are. As a child I recall going down to Otterspool prom with my brothers and sister to wave my uncle off. He worked for Ellaman Lines and was Captain of a ship that had docked at Runcorn to unload potatoes. I was seven years old at the time and had been invited on board to watch the unloading and was fascinated by the amount of (flatbed) lorries waiting at the keyside. In those days containerisation was in it's infancy and the potatoes were being transported either in sacks or lose within the ships hold. They were placed on what (from memory) appeared to be tarpaulin slings before being lifted out by keyside cranes. It took ages and my uncle had to stay with the ship as he was taking it out the next day. I think he was off to Israel to collect tangerines or Jaffa oranges. Not long after that he appeared in an article in the Liverpool Echo. He'd just collected the UK's (possibly the worlds) first computerised ship from Scotland and brought it into Liverpool. It came equipped with it's own cranes and he had a hand held steering device. Again, the family were invited on board and the highlight for us kids was a whole salmon in the ships galley. It was there to be eaten at a ships reception party the following evening. Oh, what memories.
By the way - whats OSI?
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Post by RICEY on Mar 1, 2012 0:09:11 GMT 1
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