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FIRST VIEW: MSC ALTAMIRA

MSC Altamira sailing from Durban. Picture: Trevor Jones, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
MSC Altamira.       Picture: Trevor Jones

We’ve featured this ship several times before, but on each occasion it has been in a different pose, including in June this taken in Cape Town, but here today we show the departing 112,150-dwt container ship MSC ALTAMIRA (IMO 9619426) as she sails from Durban last week. The 8,900-TEU capacity ship was built in 2012 at the Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd shipyard in South Korea as their yard or hull number S592 and is 299 metres in length and 48m wide. Owed by the Dutch interests and managed by ASM Maritime BV of Amsterdam, Netherlands, while being operated by MSC since her launching, the ship flies the flag of Liberian registry. This picture is by Trevor Jones

 

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SA PORT STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Crane repair and assembly, Port of Durban. Picture: Chris Hoare / www.aerialphotosetc.co.za, featured in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Crane repair and assembly, Port of Durban.     Picture: Chris Hoare / www.aerialphotosetc.co.za

Port statistics for the month of July 2018, covering the eight commercial ports under the administration of Transnet National Ports Authority, are now available.

Results indicate that the Port of Durban registered the highest throughput per month, owing in part to a shutdown of the Richards Bay coal line for maintenance which affected that port’s coal exports.

Throughputs for the port were…[restrict] Durban (7.198mt), Richards Bay (6.713mt), (Saldanha 5.399mt) and Cape Town (1.439mt). For figures of all eight ports see the chart below.

Container throughputs were up on previous months reflecting Durban 262,427 (TEU), Cape Town (89,426 TEU), Ngqura (64,336 TEU). Total container throughout was 432,044 TEU. For all ports see below.

Total cargo handled for the month of July amounted to 23.138 million tonnes (24.850mt for June 2018).

For comparison with the port turnover of the equivalent month of last year, July 2017 please CLICK HERE

These statistic reports on Africa PORTS & SHIPS are arrived at using an adjustment on the overall tonnage compared to those kindly provided by TNPA and include containers recorded by weight; an adjustment necessary because TNPA measures containers by the number of TEUs and does not reflect the weight which unfortunately undervalues the ports.

To arrive at such a calculation, Africa PORTS & SHIPS uses an average of 13.5 tonnes per TEU, which probably does involve some under-reporting. Africa PORTS & SHIPS will continue to emphasise this distinction, without which South African ports would be seriously under-reported internationally and locally.

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Figures for the respective ports during July 2018 are:

 

Cargo handled by tonnes during July 2018, including containers by weight

PORT July 2018 million tonnes
Richards Bay 6.713
Durban 7.198
Saldanha Bay 5.399
Cape Town 1.439
Port Elizabeth 0.948
Ngqura 1.189
Mossel Bay 0.072
East London 0.180
Total all ports 23.138 million tonnes

CONTAINERS (measured by TEUs) during July 2018

(TEUs include Deepsea, Coastal, Transship and empty containers all subject to being invoiced by NPA

PORT July 2018 TEUs
Durban 262,427
Cape Town 80,426 see notes above
Port Elizabeth 19,903
Ngqura 64,336
East London 4,584
Richards Bay 0,368
Total all ports 432,044 TEU

SHIP CALLS for June 2018

PORT July 2018 vessels gross tons
Durban 237 8,247,369
Cape Town 125 4,249,693
Richards Bay 138 4,819,091
Port Elizabeth 70 2,294,637
Saldanha Bay 41 3,007,126
Ngqura 51 2,973,992
East London 27 870,697
Mossel Bay 26 131,239
Total ship calls 715 26,594,844

— source TNPA, with adjustment[/restrict]

 

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MOZAMBIQUE TO OPEN UP OFFSHORE BLOCK 5

Mozambique has finalised contracts for operations to commence on Offshore Block 5 in the Zambezi Basin off the northern coast of the country.

This follows more than four years of negotiations and delays that at time have threatened the…[restrict] whole process of opening the Block to international and local oil companies.

During this period several companies withdrew their interest, being Equinor (previously Statoil), and Delonex.

Remaining companies who were awarded the exploration rights are ENI, ExxonMobil, Sasol and the country’s national oil and gas company ENH.

The go-ahead has now been granted for the remaining companies to begin exclusive exploration operations in Block 5, which is thought to hold great potential.

“The contracts give the concessionaires exclusive rights to conduct oil operations with the aim to produce oil from the natural resources deposits underneath the areas,” said Mozambican cabinet spokesperson Ana Comoana, following the recent cabinet meeting. source: Petroleum Africa[/restrict]

 

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SAMSA LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO KZN SHARKS BOARD TRAGIC INCIDENT

Sharks Board boat servicing nets off Durban's Ushaka Beach. Picture: Durban Tourism, featured in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Sharks Board boat servicing nets off Durban’s Ushaka Beach. Picture: Durban Tourism

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has confirmed launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the capsizing of a KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board boat and in which two people reportedly died, while a third was still missing in Richards Bay early on Wednesday.

According to SAMSA, the tragic incident involving a total of five employees of the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board occurred shortly after 06h00 off the port of the Richards Bay.

The skipper of the boat – described as a 6.6-metre shark-meshing type vessel, named “Typus III” – was said to have been one of those who fatally lost their lives. He is report to have had more than 18 years of experience as a skipper.

According to the SAMSA report, the incident occurred while the boat crew were conducting shark net inspections and replacements along the Alkantstrand beach, the main beach off Richards Bay when strong waves hit the vessel and it capsized.

SAMSA Principal Officer for the agency’s Richards Bay office, Captain Winston Lobo said the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was activated and two persons were recovered and are currently in a stable condition in hospital. “Tragically, two others are deceased and one is still missing.”

According to Captain Lobo, the rescue operation of the boat crew and sea search for the missing employee – conducted jointly between the SAMSA’s Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC), Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) port control in Richards Bay as well as NSRI and SAPS divers – continued for the better part of the day on the Wednesday.

In addition, he said, SAMSA officials along with South African Police Services (SAPS) members had been working closely since early in the day to establish the circumstances of the tragic incident.

Captain Lobo reported that the search for the missing person, which also involved a TNPA helicopter in and around the Alkantstrand beach, had been called off after several hours of searching.

According to the KZN MEC for Economic Development, Tourism & Environmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala, the Sharks Board had not had a fatal boat accident since it was formed more than 60 years ago.

Zikalala said he was told the sea was not violent when the officials started inspecting the nets.

“We have been informed that the seas suddenly changed when they were already working thus tipping the boat over – amid being operated by one of our very experienced skippers who had been with the Sharks Board for more than 18 years. He has won numerous awards for exceptional performance,” Zikalala said.

The KZN Sharks Board has responsibility for installing and maintaining shark nets off most of KZN’s main tourist beaches as an anti-shark measure. The practice commenced in Durban during the 1950s following a series of fatal shark attacks, with netting proving highly successful – since inception there have been no further shark attacks on any of the Durban beaches. sources: SAMSA & SAnews.gov.za

 

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WOMEN IN TRANSPORT THEMED BUSINESS FORUM

Margrit Wolff (Mercury Freight) and Amanda Siyengo (TPT), featuring in Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News
Margrit Wolff (Mercury Freight) and Amanda Siyengo (TPT)

Women’s month kicked off on an inspirational note when the Transport Forum hosted a ‘Women in Transport and Business’ themed forum in Durban Central on 2 August 2018.

The forum entailed eight female executives in the Transport industry relaying to a very captive audience their experiences and life stories. The guest speakers included Amanda Siyengo from Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), Ms Kathy Bell from…[restrict] Standard Bank, Ms Lebo Letsoalo from African Women in Supply Chain Association, Ms Margrit Wolff from Mercury Freight, Ms Portia Nkuna from Gautrain Management Agency, Ms Michelle Pearton from eThekwini Transport Authority, Mrs Palesa Phili from Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Mrs Ingrid Ramalekana-Werz from Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.

According to the Transport Forum’s organisers, the event revealed some interesting insights from these leaders in industry about the challenges of integrating work life with home life; as well as advice on how they have overcome certain tough situations in their lives; and the importance of education and working together to create a better future for South Africa.

“I felt honoured to be part of such an esteemed panel of business women and leaders who had such inspirational stories to share,” said Amanda Siyengo, TPT’s GM: KZN Operations for Bulk, Breakbulk and Cars.

“It was also interesting to hear so many common themes and challenges raised during the discussions. I think time management when it comes to juggling work with family and home is a common challenge that most women face in business. Nowadays people don’t refer to ‘work-life balance’ but rather being able to effectively integrate the two into one’s life.”

Amanda Siyengo (TPT), Lebo Letsoalo (African Women in Supply Chain Association), Mavis Mhlanga and Raisibe Nkosi, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Amanda Siyengo (TPT), Lebo Letsoalo (African Women in Supply Chain Association), Mavis Mhlanga and Raisibe Nkosi

She said that another major challenge that some of her fellow panellists spoke about was the importance of education and empowering women in business.

“I do feel proud to work for an organisation that prioritises the upliftment of women and youth by actively offering programmes and initiatives that help develop and nurture our growth within the business. There are a lot of women in operations at TPT – myself included – and there are exciting times ahead for us with Transnet’s vision to connect with other countries and ultimately grow in Africa.”

TPT is involved in a number of initiatives and events that are taking place during women’s month but throughout the year the company also offers various development and upliftment programmes for women.[/restrict]

 

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HEROIN HITS SOUTH AFRICA ALONG ‘HGHWAY TO IMPUNITY’

Durban port entrance channel, gateway to southern Africa.  Picture by Steve McCurrach<a href="http://www.airserv.co.za"> www.airserv.co.za</a>, featured in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Durban port entrance channel, gateway to southern Africa.   Note the dredger ISANDLWANA working over the ‘sand pit’  on the seaward side of the South Pier.     Picture by Steve McCurrach www.airserv.co.za

A leading international security company is suggesting that South Africa’s ports and authorities have been absorbed into the heroin economy.

According to MAST (Maritime Asset Security and Training), a risk management and security company with offices in London, Sri Lanka and Singapore, the volume of heroin being trafficked through Southern and East Africa’s coastal countries has risen dramatically…[restrict] in recent years.

“This Southern Route – or, as some jaded observers call it, the ‘highway of impunity’ – is part of a major transit path for heroin being shipped from Afghanistan to Europe, and a few other markets,” MAST states.

Previously it was believed that drugs were smuggled into South Africa and other regions through Mozambique, with the northern regions of South Africa’s neighbour susceptible to drug and other smuggling including people trafficking by way of the multitude of small craft such as dhows that operate along a largely unpatrolled coastline.

Drugs and other contraband was then moved along the road systems into neighbouring South Africa.

However, the MAST report indicates that South African ports are now being used as conduits for this traffic.

In a separate report MAST reports that the war on Indian Ocean piracy cost US$1.4 billion in 2017.

This was the amount spent on piracy in the Western Indian Ocean bloc last year, says MAST quoting the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) which said the figures were the latest from Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a programme of the One Earth Future Foundation.[/restrict]

 

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TULOW TO RE-COMMENCE TRUCKING KENYA OIL EXPORTS TO MOMBASA

Tullow Oil banner, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

After a hiatus lasting more than a month, Tullow and its partners Africa Oil Corp and Total have agreed to resume sending crude oil from the Kenyan oilfields in the Lokichar Basin to the port at Mombasa from where it will be exported.

Oil deliveries by road to Mombasa came to a halt after protests from the local community who complained of insecurity in the Turkana regions. Part of the reasons for the blocking of exports was a demand by the local community of at least 100 jobs on the basis that this was what was promised them in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta on 19 May this year.

The matter of insecurity revolved around the alleged theft of livestock coinciding with the start of deliveries of oil earlier this year.

The initial exports of crude consisted of about 2,000 barrels per day sent by road to the port with the crude coming from the testing of production flow rates.

It is the intention to continue using road transport until the start of full production and the construction of a pipeline from the oilfields to the coast is complete.

“It was agreed that the operations of the ongoing oil development in Turkana County commence forthwith without undue delay,” said John Mosonik, chief administrative secretary at the Petroleum and Mining Ministry.

His statement issued of 7 August added, “The government has further resolved to establish a two-tiered system framework that will provide communities living in Turkana county and Tullow Oil with avenues for addressing any emerging issues and concerns.”

 

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** INTERNATIONAL WATCH **
PACIFIC PNT 2019

Banner Illustration taken from www.ion.org ©, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Illustration taken from www.ion.org ©

8-11 April 2019 Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii

ABSTRACTS DUE: 1 November 2018
www.ion.org/pnt

Pacific PNT 2019

The (US) Institute of Navigation’s Pacific PNT Conference is a global cooperative development of Positioning, Navigation and Timing technology and applications where policy and technical leaders from Japan, Singapore, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Australia, the United States and more meet to discuss policy updates, receive programme status updates and exchange technical information.

For the event’s website see here: www.ion.org/pnt

And the…[restrict] event’s pdf here: https://www.ion.org/pnt/upload/PNT19-CFA.pdf

For details of abstract submission see here: https://www.ion.org/pnt/call-for-abstracts.cfm

Special topic sessions will concern BeiDou, Cosmic / Formosat and QZSS as below:

BeiDou

The Chinese satellite navigation system BeiDou is becoming a major player in GNSS. This special session will feature invited and contributed presentations on all aspects of current and new BeiDou systems and applications developments: new BDS signal designs and receiver development, BDS signal-in-space quality monitoring and assessment, interoperable space service volume for autonomous orbital determination, BDS/GNSS Interference detection, inter-satellite link technology, messaging systems, and new BDS / GNSS applications.

COSMIC/FORMOSAT

COSMIC/FORMOSAT is a constellation of six micro-satellites launched one decade ago through a partnership between Taiwan and the USA. These extremely cost-effective LEO satellites rely on occultation measurements of GPS signals to infer atmospheric profiles to improve weather forecasting, climate modelling, and ionosphere and space weather monitoring. The resounding success of the project led to a follow-on mission, COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7, expected to be launched in 2018. This special session will feature invited presentations and contributed work on all aspects of this exemplifying project and future outlook of the next generation capabilities.

QZSS

Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is expected to be operational in 2018. The session will have presentations from the government, contractors, universities, and industries to showcase the QZSS regional satellite navigation programme, including the latest QZSS programme status, launch schedule of satellites, navigation performance, payload design/characteristics, receiver development, technical validation results, and application development activities.

About the Institute of Navigation

The (US) Institute of Navigation (ION) is a not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to advancing Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT).

ION’s international membership is drawn from many sources including professional navigators, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, astronomers, cartographers, photogrametrists, meteorologists, educators, geodesists, surveyors, general aviation and airline pilots, mariners and anyone interested in position-determining systems.

Corporate members include corporations, civil and military government agencies, private scientific and technical institutions, universities and training academies, and consulting firms.

Membership

Membership benefits include a subscription to the peer reviewed NAVIGATION, the journal of the Institute of Navigation (indexed by Thomson Reuters); subscription to the quarterly ION Newsletter; and access to an online database of over 17,000 PNT related technical papers.

ION International Technical Meetings

Such technical events offer members the opportunity to exchange technological information on the various navigation and positioning systems. The Institute currently offers the following technical meetings:

• ION GNSS+ Meeting (Sponsored by the ION Satellite Division)
• International Technical Meeting (ITM)
• Joint Navigation Conference (Sponsored by the ION Military Division)
• Pacific PNT
• IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS)
• Precise Time and Time Interval Meeting (PTTI)

These gatherings provide a chance to present technical papers and discuss new findings with industry peers. The meetings are an opportunity to meet new people and renew old acquaintances.

For further details about the US ION readers are invited to visit www.ion.org

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Edited by Paul Ridgway
London

 

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** NAVAL WATCH**
SA NAVY VESSELS RETURN TO DURBAN AFTER PATROLLING MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL

SAS Protea at sea. Picture: Clinton Wyness, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
SAS Protea at sea.     Picture: Clinton Wyness

Two SA Navy vessels, SAS PROTEA and SAS GALESHEWE, returned to Naval Base Durban on Friday 10 August 2018 after completing a patrol of the Northern Mozambican Channel as part of Operation Copper.

Operation Copper came into being on 21 January 2011 to support the Mozambican Defence Force in countering piracy in the Mozambican Channel. Since then the mandate of the SA Navy during Op Copper has…[restrict] increased to include measures aimed against drug-, arms- and human trafficking, as well as illegal fishing.

Both ships had members of the Mozambican Defence Force onboard for the duration of the patrols in order to conduct these measures.

SAS PROTEA departed Simon’s Town harbour on 3 July 2018 en route to Durban. She arrived on 8 July and proceeded to pick up stores and fuel. After conducting a range of preparatory exercises the two vessels departed together from Durban on 16 July 2018 and sailed the more than 3000km to Pemba, in Northern Mozambique. This was the first time in many years that the SA Navy deployed two ships to an Operation Copper deployment.

A unique feature of the deployment was that the two ships operated completely independent from foreign support and did not enter any harbour during the three week deployment. The ships used Pemba bay as a base from which to conduct their patrols.

SAS Galashewe at the Salisbury Island Durban Naval Base, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
SAS Galashewe at the Salisbury Island Durban Naval Base

Once the patrols were completed the two ships laid at anchor in Pemba bay. SAS PROTEA served as the operational support vessel for SAS GALESHEWE. She supplied SAS GALESHEWE with fuel, stores (including food) and fresh water. The two ships also successfully completed several Replenishment-at-Sea (RAS) Operations during the Operation. This is a very challenging seamanship evolution where one ship tows the other ship, whilst pumping fuel.

Whilst on patrol, SAS GALESHEWE sailed close to the coastline, while SAS PROTEA sailed further out. This allowed the two ships to cover more area than a single vessel could on its own. The ship’s companies of both vessels made the best of the time at sea to complete numerous training tasks.

Despite the fact that no arrests were made, this operation sends a warning to any criminal element that the SA Navy is ready to protect its territorial waters, as well as those of its neighbours.

SAS PROTEA has remained in Durban for a few days to demobilise and complete any outstanding administration regarding the Operation. Although the navy hasn’t announced it, she could be sailing today and is expected to arrive in Simon’s Town towards the middle of August 2018.[/restrict]

 

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ONCE AGAIN THE ROYAL NAVY ESCORTS THE RUSSIAN NAVY

In the foreground type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) is seen shadowing two Russian warships on the forenoon of 8 August as they passed through the English Channel. The Portsmouth-based warship sailed from Dover to monitor the Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov (near) and the destroyer Severomorsk (far) and as they passed through the UK’s area of interest. A jewel in the naval crown, HMS Diamond is the third of the highly capable Type 45 air defence destroyers and one of the most advanced warships in the world. Picture: Illustration MoD Crown Copyright 2018 ©, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
In the foreground type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) is seen shadowing two Russian warships on the forenoon of 8 August as they passed through the English Channel. The Portsmouth-based warship sailed from Dover to monitor the Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov (near) and the destroyer Severomorsk (far) and as they passed through the UK’s area of interest. A jewel in the naval crown, HMS Diamond is the third of the highly capable Type 45 air defence destroyers and one of the most advanced warships in the world. Picture: Illustration MoD Crown Copyright 2018 ©

Type 45 destroyer HMS DIAMOND (D34) shadowed two Russian warships overnight on 7 August as they passed through the English Channel.

The Portsmouth-based warship sailed from Dover to monitor the Russian destroyer SEVEROMORSK and cruiser MARSHALL USTINOV as they passed through the UK’s area of interest on 8 August.

HMS Diamond has spent the last month undertaking various duties around the UK as one of the Royal Navy’s high readiness escort ships. She is at 24 hours’ notice to react to any incident or tasking in or around British waters.

Commander Ben Keith, the Commanding Officer of HMS Diamond, said: “HMS Diamond is proud to once again be playing her part in protecting the UK by monitoring these vessels on their transit.

“This is routine business for the Royal Navy and the second time my ship’s company have undertaken such an escort duty this summer.

“While many families are enjoying their summer holidays, my ship’s company are working hard at sea to keep Britain safe and will continue to do so for as long as we are required. I would like to thank the families of my crew whose support is vital while we carry out our duty to the nation.”

The Udaloy-class destroyer Severomorsk and Slava-class cruiser Marshal Ustinov had recently taken part in the Russian Navy Days event in the Baltic port of St Petersburg and were deploying out of the area.

Overnight Diamond maintained watch in Home Waters, monitoring the Russian warships as they approached.

As the warships entered the busy shipping lanes between Norfolk and continental Europe, Diamond took up station and made them aware of her presence.

The Russian warships were then escorted towards the Dover Strait, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

At the time of the report from the Ministry of Defence Diamond continued to monitor the warships, remaining with them as they steamed past Dover and along the South Coast, after which they were expected to continue south, departing the UK area of interest.

Edited by Paul Ridgway
London

 

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QM2 in Cape Town. Picture by Ian Shiffman

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PICS OF THE DAY : CECILIE MAERSK

Cecilie Maersk   Pictures by: Keith Betts, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Cecilie Maersk   Pictures by: Keith Betts, appearing in Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Cecilie Maersk         Pictures by: Keith Betts

Maersk Line container ship CECILIE MAERSK (IMO 9064401) sailing from Durban earlier in August. With a container capacity of just 1764 TEU the ship is suited for coastal type feeder traffic, calling at the smaller ports that don’t warrant the larger inter-continental ships to make direct calls but instead leave their cargoes at strategic ports with transhipment facilities such as Durban or Ngqura. The 28,525-dwt Cecilie Maersk is 190 metres in length and 28m wide and was built in 1994 at the Odense Steel Shipyard AS yard in Odense, Denmark, an AP Moller-Maersk owned shipyard that has since closed but which built many of the company’s ships. Cecilie Maersk entered service as hull number 153 from that shipyard. Note the single gantry type 35-tonne crane on the vessel, able to traverse the length of her deck to load or discharge boxes in ports lacking suitable equipment. Despite her hard-worked appearance and advancing years she remains an impressive and handsome ship. These pictures are by Keith Betts.

 

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― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

 

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