Ben Line Cargo ship BENMHOR leaves Grangemouth for Far Eastern Ports

Alfred Holt's NELEUS shifts from 6 / 6A across the dock to 1 / 2 King George V Dock, Glasgow

Four youngsters swam from Inches, Ardrossan, to Saltcoats Bathing Pool

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 21st August 1964

IN THE BIG SWIM

Four members of Saltcoats Amateur Swimming Club swam from the Inches, Ardrossan, to Saltcoats Bathing Pool last Saturday afternoon.

"It was not a race, but I was very pleased with their time of 37 minutes," said Mr. R. Hamilton, the club's coach.

"In past years swimming from the Inches was an annual event, but recently it has been in abeyance and this was the first occasion for five years on which it has been accomplished.
"The distance from the Inches to the bathing pool is just over a mile, so it's quite an achievement for anyone to have completed the swim."

The four youngsters who did so are (left to right),
Beth Fullarton, Beverley Bruce, Alastair Dowding and Marion Bain.

Stevenston man Tom Blackman rescues a swimmer from Horse Island

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 21st August 1964

STEVENSTON MAN IN RESCUE DRAMA

Mr. Tom Blackman, of 14 Landsborough Place, Stevenston, risked his life to rescue a young Glasgow man marooned on Horse Island last Sunday.

The young man had gone swimming from Ardrossan's North Shore and tried to reach the island.
He did so, but was so exhausted when he reached it that he could not swim back.
He was marooned for about two hours before Mr. Blackman, returning from a fishing trip on his cabin cruiser "Vicky" spotted him waving a rag to attract attention.
Risking the bottom of his boat beng torn out on the rocks, Mr. Blackman brought the "Vicky" as close to the island as he dared before signalling to the stranded man to swim out to him.

RAN OFF

Once the swimmer was aboard, Mr. Blackman brought him into Ardrossan Harbour and, after expressing thanks to his rescuer, the young man ran off, dressed only in swimming trunks, to retrieve his clothes from the shore.

Mr. Blackman, who is 48, is a process worker at Ardeer Factory, and bought the "Vicky" last year on his return from India, where he had helped to establish a new ICI factory. This year was his first afloat.

With him on the fishing trip were his 15-year-son Tommy, and some friends.
He has two other sons and three daughters.

Ellerman cargo ship CITY OF BATH closes at Grangemouth for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf Ports

King Line's KING ARTHUR arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to load for Mombasa via Swansea

Alfred Holt's NELEUS leaves Glasgow for Sydney (Australia) via Liverpool

Nigerian National Line's EL KANEMI arrives in Glasgow with cargo from West Africa

CLAN MALCOLM leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow, for Durban via Birkenhead

The Clan Line’s 503 feet long cargo liner CLAN MALCOLM arrived

at berth 8 King George V Dock, Glasgow, with her head south,

at 1030 on 14^th August 1964.

She had come to Glasgow from Sydney (Australia) via

Liverpool and was carrying 615 tons of general cargo to

discharge.   Her draught forward was 9’ 06” and aft 20’ 06”

and her Agents in Glasgow were Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Ltd.,

109 Hope Street, Glasgow   Telephone CENtral 7050.

At 1045, only 15 minutes after berthing, Renfrew Stevedore

Company boarded the ship and commenced discharging her

inward cargo, and completed the unloading at 1815 on

19^th August.

The Stevedores commenced loading her outward cargo

of 525 tons of general cargo at 0800 on 17^th August

and finished loading at 1845 on 19^th August.

CLAN MALCOLM then left her berth at 2010 on 19^th August,

 sailing for Durban (South Africa) via Birkenhead,

with her draught forward 10’ 08” and aft 20’ 02”

Soc. Maritime Belge LULUA arrives Glasgow to load general cargo and lifts for Sydney and Melbourne

11 March 2019   A Maritime Belge company postcard contributed by Willy Groen (Antwerp)

Alfred Holt's PELEUS arrives at King George V Dock, Glasgow to unload and load for Eastern Ports

Tatem's cargo ship LANDWADE closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for Persian Gulf Ports

Port Report dated Friday 21st August 1964

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 21st August 1964

Fifty-eight vessels, four of them tankers, docked at Ardrossan Harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Among the vessels to arrive was the tanker "Wangeroog" with bitumen from Stanlow and the Greek cargo ship "Teti N" for repair in the dockyard.

King Line's KING ARTHUR leaves King George V Dock, Glasgow for Mombasa via Swansea

Alfred Holt's PELEUS shifts from 3 / 4 King George V Dock to Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow