Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, September 2, 1963 @ 2200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		BRITISH CAVALIER (1962-1975 Bridge amidships crude oil carrier 760 feet long of B P Tanker Co. Ltd, London : Scrapped 1975 Own Page

B.P. Tanker BRITISH CAVALIER lands a sick crewman at Gourock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Ship's locationFirth of Clyde (Scotland, U.K.)Port of RegistryLondon (UK)
Gross Tonnage32,184
Deadweght Tonnage54,557

 

   The 32,184 gross ton B.P. oil tanker BRITISH CAVALIER had to make a full 180° turn in the Firth of Clyde to land a sick crewman.

   The ship had left Finnart Oil Terminal in Loch Long after discharging a cargo of crude oil from the Middle East and was on her way out from the Clyde when a crewman was reported to be seriously ill.

   The Master turned the 760-feet long ship in the Firth of Clyde off Arran and brought her to Gourock where a Clyde Pilot vessel came alongside the tanker and took the man to Gourock Pier where an ambulance was waiting to take him to Hospital.