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A Real ship!

Discussion in 'Everything Else Heritage' started by channel, Oct 20, 2009.

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  1. Hunslets Finest

    Hunslets Finest Well-Known Member

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    She sneaked in....
     
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  2. channel

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    There was a brief shot of her outbound on Timothy Spall's recent TV programme about his adventures in his barge.

    Chris
     
    channel, May 27, 2010
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    Orange Star boarding pilot at Breaksea 1530 tomorrow. Expect her passing Portishead Point 1700. Rumour has it her final sailing, we shall see when she gives her destination outbound I guess.

    Here she is outbound from Rotterdam - http://www.tugspotters.com/dev/index.php?itemid=29855#more
     
    channel, Aug 21, 2010
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  4. stan the man

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    What a handsome looking vessel.

    Hope she continues trading.

    Jim S
     
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  5. Hunslets Finest

    Hunslets Finest Well-Known Member

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    I was in two minds about going to Portishead tomorrow after being caught in this evenings down pour but I will be there now. Thank you! Just hope her last sailing(?) is convenient...

    Stan they don't get better than a Blue Star!
     
    Hunslets Finest, Aug 22, 2010
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    Re: Orange Star is back!

    In retrospect such an easy choice....
     
    Hunslets Finest, Aug 22, 2010
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    Re: Orange Star is back!

    I will know her sailing time tomorrow. Tides look good for a daylight departure this week. I'd expect it to be Tuesday PM or Wednesday AM at a guess.
     
    channel, Aug 22, 2010
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    Re: Orange Star is back!

    ps - the Geest boats were better (Bay and Port). Sadly both razor blades now - the Bay's bell is in good care though after it was rescued from the beach!!

    [​IMG]
     
    channel, Aug 22, 2010
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    Re: Orange Star is back!

    I would guess departure will be more likely to be Thursday or Friday now. They are only working cargo during daylight hours. Discharging around 5000 ton of orange juice. Will update . .
     
    channel, Aug 24, 2010
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  10. Hunslets Finest

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    Re: Orange Star is back!

    Looked good arriving on Sunday and enjoyed by the small gallery even if the sun didn't play ball.

    Geest boats better? No way with those funny exhaust pipes for a funnel!
     
    Hunslets Finest, Aug 24, 2010
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    I was in Rotterdam last Friday (20th) and saw her stern poking out of the 'juice terminal.'
     

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    Once a Blue Star ship, always a Blue Star ship! On the topic of "Geest Boats", I always thought they looked very majestic through their various designs from the old Geestland etc right up to the Geestport and Geestbay. The newer (secondhand) Geesthaven and Geestcrest not quite so but stiil classics in their own right.

    Who remembers the Jamaica Producer, evident when the JP service moved to Newport from Sheerness? Replaced a little while later by the Montego Bay of course.

    On a different note, when the St Helena service left Avonmouth for a new home at Cardiff the old ship was replaced by the brand new vessel, but for a memorable trip a leased RFA stepped into the breach (and consequently conked out on its way south!). The look on the faces of embarking passengers was a picture when they saw the ship!
     
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  13. channel

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    ETD 2100 tomorrow. Keep an eye on bristolport.co.uk for updates

    No destination yet but understand it to be . . . . Santos for cargo.
     
    channel, Aug 26, 2010
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    Confirmed for Santos.
     
    channel, Aug 26, 2010
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    My memory is getting a little rusty but I seem to recollect Jamaica Planter/Producer had a berth in the NW corner of the Royal Albert Dock circa 1959 - 1962,I think they were Norwegian flag ships,I was NZSCo/Federal and we had the next 2/3 berths to the East.
    Colin.
     
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    She is on her final passage as Star IV. ETA Alang 15/11.

    RIP Orange Star! :-(
     
    channel, Nov 4, 2010
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    Thats a shame.
     
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  19. Hunslets Finest

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    Thanks for providing the sad but expected news. A couple of pics are attached to remind us of what we have lost.

    In reality we should be grateful that we were able to see such a classic British ship in home waters so reguarly but Portishead won't be same without her. Another bit of my childhood disappears.

    Now if she was German they would probably preserve her....
     

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