Santa Isobel arrives at Felixstowe completely empty to help alleviate storage pressure 10th Dec 2018
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2018
- The Santa Isobel has been chartered to alleviate the pressure on storage yards in European on the run up to Christmas. The vessel arrived a couple of weeks ago on a mission to help Felixstowe clear out some empty containers to Wilhelmshaven in Germany before heading to Zeebrugge then onto Felixstowe for her second load of containers.
Arriving today Santa Isobel was completely empty with a draught of 7.1 metres at the aft and 5 metres at the bow. The Harwich Haven pilot disembarked the outbound MSC Oliver onto the pilot launch St Brendan then hopped aboard the Santa Isobel at the Sunk.
As they were heading inbound via the deep water route, the pilot radios Harwich VTS to confirm the draught and tug order. VTS replies with the height of tide and wind speed and direction on the Landguard Gauge. The pilot replies that he would like one tug for berthing to meet outside the harbour for a port swing off the berth.
Approaching the harbour, the pilot begins to ease off the revs to start decrease headway., Svitzer Kent leaves the tug pontoon to head out of the harbour to assist the pilot with the port swing for Felixstowe berth 9 by making fast centre lead aft.
Rounding the 90° Beach End, the top of Santa Isobel's propeller could be seen splashing above the water as she was so light draughted. The pilot trickling the engine ahead making the propeller rotate slowly. The pilot then gets the Kent to pull straight astern at the weight of the tug to help her grind to a holt. The pilot then kicks the engine ahead with the rudder hard to port to help the bow steer to port. Soon after the bow and stern thrusters came on to swing her to port, Kent just finding her way around the stern of the ship begins to pull at minimum weight.
After swinging the pilot uses the bow and stern thrust the other way to steadily push her against the strong current alongside the berth. Finally closing up to the berth, the crew on port shoulder throw a heaving line attached to the forward spring lines down to the mooring gang to make her fast alongside.
Final tie up 4 and 2 with springs for and aft.
ETD 03:00 on the 12th December 2018.
Always enjoy your clips Deano....... keep up the good work....
Sitting high and proud.
Nice!
How many loaded containers get she hold
How many of the crew can they offload to that little life boat that they are dragging behind?
Turn round time Wind look South new port open maybe .?
Show That We Are Nett Importer Of Retail
I presume that shipping companies don't want to be left with equipment - e.g empty containers - potentially sitting in legal no-man's land in a few months time.
Maker's to the rescue!
Nice work. Why is there a surplus of containers at Felixstowe?
All the UK container ports are struggling with mass amounts of empty containers on the run up to Christmas. The Santa Isobel is helping Felixstowe clear part of their storage yard.
Deano C How far will these containers have to travel?
Maybe this tells us that we, for many years, have not produced enough of anything the rest of the world wants.
Inside the EU we stand a chance of making changes. Outside, we are another off shore island.
@@ralphdyson7926 We do export loads of UK made things. They do go on the mega ships that go straight to the Far East. This ship was only chartered to help move empty containers around Europe so the Christmas and January sales ships can discharge easier.
Companies are stocking up pre brexit. also people getting their christmas gifts in.
I’d would have liked to see it leave loaded with the empties , I was told that only 3% of containers that leave Australia are loaded , we must import just about everything ( SHAMEFUL)
Royal Wolf have a side business of selling 'single use' as new containers for storage units, around $5500 gets you a near brand new hardly scratched 20 Foot weather proof container.
Salt bush Bill : that's correct, and if China suddenly decides to ban exports to Australia you have about 2 weeks before the economy is totally screwed. Your national security/independence is seriously compromised.
Brexit and GW! Ship's sailed in on auto even though WE all know we're under embargo. And then, tide 38cm higher than prediction. We's stuffed I tell ya, we're stuffed!
German ship comes in to pick up empties. Do we get the deposit back?
Just shows you the amount we import and the eu dont want to deal with us they are crazy
How many more times,please buy a wind cover for your camera microphone!!!!!