Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 2050
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POINTER (1959 - 1975 Container, trailer and flat transport carrier 224 feet long of Burns & Laird Lines, Glasgow) |
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POINTER leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular trailer service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 608 |
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| Outward cargo | Trailers | Gross Tonnage | 1,208 |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Sailing
Monday, September 17, 1962 @ 2200
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ELISA (1957-1969 General cargo / container carrying coaster 61.77m 191 feet long of Hendrik Pepping / Dammers & van der Heide's Shipping & Trading Company, Rotterdam) |
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ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service |
| Sailing for | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam (Holland) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 300 |
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| Outward cargo | Containers | Gross Tonnage | 519 |
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| Master of vessel on sailing | Pepping | Deadweght Tonnage | 800 |
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| Ships agent | Atlantic Steam Navigation, Ardrossan | | |
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News Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0225
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PATROCLUS (1950-1972 Passenger and cargo liner 516 feet long of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool) |
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Blue Funnel's PATROCLUS arrives at Glasgow to discharge cargo, drydock then load for the Far East |
| Arrived from | Hong Kong and Singapore via Liverpool and Dublin | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Arrived in berth | 3 / 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | | |
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| Sailing for | Birkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 4 King George V Dock, Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.) : with her head south | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 16' 08" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 22' 10" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 1,315 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 18 September @ 0800 | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Renfrew Stevedoring Co. Ltd., King George V Dock, Glasgow S.W.1. Tel. GOVan 2241 | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 20 September @ 1815 | | |
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| Commened loading outward cargo | 25 September (berth 4 King George V Dock) at 0800 | | |
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| Outward cargo | General cargo 826 tons | | |
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| Stevedore loading outward cargo | Renfrew Stevedores, King George V Dock, Glasgow | | |
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| Completed loading outward cargo | 27 September @ 1045 | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 17' 00" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 20' 02" | | |
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| Vessel drydocked | To Elderslie Drydock at 0535 hrs on 21 September : returned to berth 4 at 2150 on 24 September | | |
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| Ships agent | Roxburgh, Colin Scott & Co. Ltd., 80 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C. 1. Tel. CENtral 9891 | | |
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| Sailed | 1120 on 27 September for Birkenhead then Singapore and Hong Kong | | |
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News Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0400
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CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) |
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CERRO BOLIVAR arrives at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) |
| Arrived from | Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) | Port of Registry | Oslo (Norway) |
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| Arrived in berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs | Net Tonnage | 7,263 |
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| Sailing for | Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) | Gross Tonnage | 12,380 |
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| Sailed from berth | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow ..Pilot MacKenzie and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs, canted KG5 Dock | Deadweght Tonnage | 18,650 |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 30' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 30' 06" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Iron Ore 18,106 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 0600 on 18th September | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Colvilles Ltd. | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1545 on 19th September | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light-ship (= empty of cargo = no cargo on board) and oil bunkers | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 13' 07" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 14' 05" | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE | | |
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| Vessel on ground | At 1040 on 18th September, vessel alongside and draught forward 23' 03" and aft 22' 08" | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow.
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Arrival
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0510
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SPANIEL (1955-1973 Coaster handling containers, trailers and flats, 224 feet long of Link Line/ Coast Line : 1981 Scrapped at Aviles, Spain) |
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SPANIEL arrives in Ardrossan on her regular trailer service from Larne |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Liverpool (England, U.K.) |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | | |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | Fullarton | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Trailers | | |
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| Ships agent | Northern Ireland Trailers | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0545
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SILVER CREST (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler LH 316) |
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SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde |
| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0550
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SPEEDWELL (in 1962 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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SPEEDWELL leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde |
| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0550
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CHRISTINA 11 ( in 1962 for CHRISTINA 2 Inshore fishing trawler) |
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CHRISTINA 11 leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde |
| Sailing for | Sea - Inshore fishing grounds (usually in waters off Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde) | Port of Registry | Port Seton (Scotland, UK) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | | |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0635
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CLIPPER ( 1956 - 1968 General cargo coaster 191 feet long of A C Hoff, Rotterdam : 1973 sank near Calais) |
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CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service |
| Arrived from | Larne (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Rotterdam |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Net Tonnage | 315 |
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| Master of vessel on arrival | Van Es | Gross Tonnage | 499 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Containers | Deadweght Tonnage | 780 |
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| Ships agent | Anglo Continental Container Service | | |
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Sailing
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0755
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SEALIGHT (1930-1963 Steam engined general cargo Clyde puffer lighter 86 feet long of Light Shipping Co. / Ross & Marshall Ltd : 1964 scrapped at Troon)) |
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Puffer SEALIGHT leaves Ardrossan light-ship for Glenarm (Northern Ireland) |
| Sailing for | Glenarm (Northern Ireland) | Port of Registry | Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.) |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour (Eglinton Dock) | Gross Tonnage | 154 |
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| Outward cargo | Light - no cargo on board | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 8 feet | | |
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| Ships agent | R L Alpine, Ardrossan | | |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) |
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CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 225 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Oslo (Norway) |
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| Vessel bunkered | 18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE | Net Tonnage | 7,263 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 12,380 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 18,650 |
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At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow.
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Ship Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0900
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CLYDE ENTERPRISE (Harbour oiler) |
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CLYDE ENTERPRISE bunkers CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow with 225 tons of fuel oil |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow (alongside ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR) | | |
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| Vessel bunkered | 18th September bunkered CERRO BOLIVAR with 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil | | |
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Arrival
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 0921
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX arrives at Ardrossan Harbour from Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Arrived from | Brodick, (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Arrived in berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Sailing
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1006
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GLEN SANNOX (1957-1989 Passenger / vehicle ferry 256 feet long of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, / Caledonian MacBrayne, Gourock) |
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GLEN SANNOX leaves Ardrossan Harbour for Brodick (Isle of Arran) |
| Sailing for | Brodick (Isle of Arran), Firth of Clyde, Scotland | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Sailed from berth | Ardrossan Harbour | Net Tonnage | 388 |
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| Outward cargo | Passengers and general cargo | Gross Tonnage | 1,107 |
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| Ships agent | British Railway | Deadweght Tonnage | 301 |
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Ship Event
Tuesday, September 18, 1962 @ 1300
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
CERRO BOLIVAR (1955- 1968 Ore carrier 582 feet 177.6m overall, 21.3m breadth of Skips-A/S Vorma ( Torvald Klaveness Rederi A/S Oslo Norway : 1992 scrapped at Bombay, India) |
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CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow bunkers 75 tons of fuel oil from CLYDE ENTERPRISE |
| Ship's location | General Terminus Quay, Glasgow | Port of Registry | Oslo (Norway) |
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| Vessel bunkered | 18th September bunkered 225 then 75 then 60 tons of fuel oil from oiler CLYDE ENTERPRISE | Net Tonnage | 7,263 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 12,380 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 18,650 |
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At 0400 on 18 September 1962 Pilot Hamilton and 3 Steel & Bennie tugs berthed the 582 feet long ore carrier CERRO BOLIVAR at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow, bringing 18,106 tons of Iron Ore from Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) for the Colville's Steelworks in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ship was on long-term charter to Navios Corporation who had a contract from the US Steel Corporation to carry the Ore from Puerto Ordaz, and, with her draught of 30 feet, she had very little clearance under her in the river channel, and was, as the Pilots and tug crews would describe "smelling the bottom of the river" on her way to Glasgow.
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