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Date photographed: November 10th. The German coaster BLUE DRAGON departs from Liverpool Docks via Langston Lock and heads up river towards the Ship Canal. IMO number: 9370288. Managed by Wolfgang Grimpe Marine Consult, Bruchhausen-Vilsen. Flag: Antigua & Barbuda (St. John's). Gross tonnage: 2,545 (3,696 dwt). Completed 2007-07; hull by Leninska Kuznya, Kiev, Ukraine. Fitted out by Damen Bergum, Netherlands. Dimensions: loa: 88.6 m b: 12.5 m. Main engine(s): -. Power: - kW. Speed: - kn.
Date photographed: November 10th. Inbound for Ellesmere Port from Hunterston is the small, self-discharging bulk carrier MORNES with, presumably, another load of coal. IMO number: 8914128. Managed by Erik Thun AB, Lidkoping, Sweden. Flag: NIS (Bergen). Gross tonnage: 5,385 (9,125 dwt). Completed: 1991-12 by Scheepswerf Ferus Smit, Westerbroek, Netherlands. Dimensions: loa: 116.3 m b: 15.8 m draught: 7.88 m. Main engine(s): Wartsila 8R32E diesel. Power: 3,280 kW. Speed: 13.0 kn.
Date photographed: November 10th. ARKLOW RAVEN departs for Dublin. IMO number: 9344538. Managed by Arklow Shipping Ltd., Arklow. Flag: Ireland (Arklow). Gross tonnage: 2,999 (4,530 dwt). Completed: 2007-06 by Barkmeijer Stroobos BV, Stroobos, Netherlands. Dimensions: loa: 90.0 m; b: 14.0 m draught: 5.68 m. Main engine(s): MaK-Caterpillar 6 cyl 4-stroke diesel. Power: 1,800 kW. Speed: 12.0 kn. MISSISSAUGA EXPRESS can be seen in Seaforth Dock in the background.
Date photographed: November 24th. Making a change from the profile of the majority of coasters seen on the Mersey is the Russian Project 488/AM2 Type: "Sormovskiy-3051" river sea ship SORMOVSKIY-3054 inbound from Barcelona for Ellesmere Port. IMO number: 8222393. Manager: Volga-Neva Ltd. (North-Western Shipping Co.), St. Petersburg. Flag: Russia (Saint Petersburg). Gross tonnage: 3,041 (3,811 dwt). Completed: 1985-05 by Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Dimensions: loa: 119.2 m b: 13.4 m draught: 4.25 m. Main engine: -. Power: 1,280 kW. Speed: 11.9 knots. Notice, particularly in Photo 2, that the open lifeboat in the aftmost davits has received a severe "ding". For the sake of confusion the English translation of the ship's name on the side of the bridge cannot be found in Registers - it is as written earlier in this caption!
Date photographed: November 24th. The small, Cook Islands registered, self discharging bulk carrier SWANLAND (ex ELSBORG-96, ARTEMIS-94, ELSBORG-88, CAREBEKA IX-83) arrives at the entrance to Langston Lock from Ellesmere Port. IMO number: 7607431. Manager: Torbulk Ltd., Grimsby, UK. Flag: Cook Islands (Avatiu). Gross tonnage: 1,598 (3,120 dwt). Completed: 1977-03 by Scheepswerf "Friesland" B.V., Lemmer, Netherlands. Dimensions: loa: 81.0 m b: 13.9 m. Main engine: -. Power: - kW. Speed: 12.5 knots.
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