Thursday, 27 December 2012

CARDIFF - Tues December 18th 2012

Three arrivals on the 13th:  The dredger UKD Orca arrived to carry out the periodic dredging of the Wrach Channel (entrance to Cardiff Docks).  The tanker Paterna arrived from Milford Haven with oil products for the Valero Terminal, she returned to MH the next day.  With the short daylight hours at this time of year, most arrivals and departures are in darkness, so no picture again.  And Arklow Rose arrived from Birkenhead to load scrap metal at the EMR berth, she sailed for Ghent on 15th.
On the 14th, the container ship Sara Borchard arrived from Leixoes, she sailed for Liverpool on the next tide.
The 17th saw the arrival from Avonmouth of the tanker Bro Deliverer, she completed discharge at the Valero Terminal and sailed for Milford Haven on 18th.


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
THUN GOTHIA              Netherlands        2003       7157dwt       119          17
Thun Gothia
The recently renamed Thun Gothia (ex- Bro Gothia). Arrived from Milford Haven, she discharged at the No 1 Oil Terminal in the Queen Alexandra Dock and returned to MH on 19th.  I missed the arrival and departure.  The picture shows her arriving in her new colour scheme on 8th April 2013.

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