AUDACIA arrives in Ardrossan to load steel for Seville (Spain)

ELISA leaves Ardrossan for Larne on her regular container service

GRIETJE arrives in Ardrossan with a cargo of Scrap Metal from Belfast (Northern Ireland)

GRIETJE departs Ardrossan light-ship for Carnlough (Northern Ireland)

POINTER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular trailer service

CLIPPER arrives at Ardrossan from Larne on her regular container service

SILVER CREST leaves Ardrossan for inshore fishing grounds off Isle of Arran in Firth of Clyde

DATE shown is correct but ACTUAL TIME of leaving Ardrossan is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our best estimate for guidance only

Polystar, Pilot McDonald on board, requesting depth of water.

POLYSTAR's Pilot requests information on the depth of water at Ardrossan Harbour

Ardrossan Harbour Pilot Neil McDonald, on board the Einar Rasmussen Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR which was in the roadstead off Ardrossan Harbour and waiting for sufficient water to enter the Harbour, asks the Harbour control, by radio, what was the depth of water

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER at the stern assist the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR bow-first from the Roadstead and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the Tanker berth in Ardrossan

Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR arrives at Ardrossan Harbour

Tug SEAWAY at the bow and Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER at the stern assist the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR bow-first from the Roadstead and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the Tanker berth in Ardrossan

Tugs SEAWAY and WRESTLER assist the Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR into the berth at Ardrossan Harbour

Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER arrived at Ardrossan roadstead from Greenock, and tug-master Docherty manoeuvered the tug to the stern of POLYSTAR and attached the tow-line.

With the tug SEAWAY at the bow and WRESTLER at the stern both tugs assisted the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR bow-first from the Roadstead and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the Tanker berth in Ardrossan

APEXITY bunkers H.M.T.S. ALERT with 120 tons of fuel oil

 Her Majesty’s Telegraph Ship ALERT, built in 1961 and 417 feet long, arrived from Sea at berth 11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, at 0445 on 4^th October 1962, light-ship, and draught forward 18’ 6” and aft 19’ 4”.

   She loaded underwater telephone cable to link south-west Scotland near Portpatrick with Northern Ireland.

   On 9^th October the oiler APEXITY came alongside and bunkered ALERT with 120 tons of fuel oil.

   ALERT left Rothesay Dock for Donaghadee (Northern Ireland) at 1010 on 23^rd October, drawing 18 feet forward and 19’ 8” aft.

H.M.T.S. ALERT bunkers 120 tons of fuel oil from oiler APEXITY

 Her Majesty’s Telegraph Ship ALERT, built in 1961 and 417 feet long, arrived from Sea at berth 11 Rothesay Dock, Clydebank, Glasgow, at 0445 on 4^th October 1962, light-ship, and draught forward 18’ 6” and aft 19’ 4”.

   She loaded underwater telephone cable to link south-west Scotland near Portpatrick with Northern Ireland.

   On 9^th October the oiler APEXITY came alongside and bunkered ALERT with 120 tons of fuel oil.

   ALERT left Rothesay Dock for Donaghadee (Northern Ireland) at 1010 on 23^rd October, drawing 18 feet forward and 19’ 8” aft.

Tug WRESTLER leaves Ardrossan after assisting the Norwegian tanker POLYSTAR into berth

Steel & Bennie's tug WRESTLER arrived at Ardrossan roadstead from Greenock, and tug-master Docherty manoeuvered the tug to the stern of POLYSTAR and attached the tow-line.

With the tug SEAWAY at the bow and WRESTLER at the stern both tugs assisted the Einar Rasmussen's Tanker POLYSTAR bow-first from the Roadstead and through the 300-feet wide Harbour entrance to the Tanker berth in Ardrossan

Now that the tanker was made fast at the berth, the Pilot released WRESTLER, and tug-master Docherty took his tug from Ardrossan to make his way back up the Firth of Clyde to return to Greenock