CLANITY bunkers TIDEO at 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow with 57 tons diesel and 276 tons fuel oil

HOPECRAG leaves Meadowside Granary and shifts downriver to Elderslie Drydock, Glasgow

Harrison Line's CUSTODIAN closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for West Indies

Safmarine's S. A. SEAFARER closes at Glasgow for receiving cargo for south and east Africa

Contributed by Frank Lloyd.

   This coming voyage was destined to be her last.

   On 1st July 1966 the S. A. SEAFARER, having just been renamed from SOUTH AFRICAN SEAFARER,  was carrying a cargo of highly dangerous tetra-ethyl-lead and 12 passengers.

   She was advised to stay outside the port but decided to enter Cape Town Harbour in rough weather and ran aground off Green Point.

    Several unsuccessful attempts were made with a rocket life saving apparatus, but in the end all persons aboard had to be airlifted off by helicopter. 

   The ship became a total wreck and was broken up where she lay aground.

CLAN MACLAY closes at Glasgow for cargo for Port Said, Suez, Aqaba, Aden, Colombo and Chittagong

Glassel's cargo ship MELLUM on six-month Time Charter to Donaldson Line of Glasgow

MELLUM  (1957-1967 General cargo ship 4,980 gross tons owned by Glassel & Company of Bremen, Germany, and time-chartered from May 1966 to November 1966 to Donaldson Line, Glasgow.

1966

Voyage 15   Captain H Feistaver

20 May   0600  At Avonmouth, England.   Delivered on time-charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow.

20 May  2048  Left Avonmouth for Toronto 

1 June   1224  Arrived Toronto 

2 June   1500  Left Toronto for Hamilton 

2 June   1954  Arrived Hamilton 

4 June   1254  Left Hamilton for Cleveland 

5 June   1530  Arrived Cleveland 

7 June   0212  Left Cleveland for Detroit 

7 June   1506  Arrived Detroit 

8 June   0642  Left Detroit for Windsor 

8 June   0718  Arrived Windsor 

10 June  0045  Left Windsor for Sarnia 

10 June  0706  Arrived Sarnia 

11 June  2224  Left Sarnia for Hamilton 

13 June  1130  Arrived Hamilton 

16 June  1656  Left Hamilton for Toronto 

16 June  2030  Arrived Toronto 

21 June  1548  Left Toronto for Baie-Comeau

24 June  0915  Arrived Baie-Comeau

25 June  1700  Left Baie-Comeau for Swansea 

3 July   1948  Arrived Swansea 

4 July   2100  Left Swansea for Avonmouth

5 July   0848  Arrived Avonmouth

Voyage 16   Captain K. Hewel

15 July  1345  Left Avonmouth for Montreal 

24 July  1942  Arrived Montreal 

2 August  1728  Left Montreal for Quebec 

3 August  2348  Arrived Quebec 

5 August  2000  Left Quebec for Swansea 

14 August  0415  Arrived Swansea 

17 August  1856  Left Swansea for Avonmouth

18 August  0906  Arrived Avonmouth

Voyage 17   Captain K. Hewel

26 August  1400  Left Avonmouth for Montreal 

4 September   0548  Arrived Montreal 

6 September  1720  Left Montreal for Toronto 

8 September  0654  Arrived Toronto 

8 September  1542  Left Toronto for Hamilton 

8 September  1900  Arrived Hamilton 

19 September  1212  Left Hamilton for Montreal 

24 September  1500  Arrived Montreal 

28 September  1654  Left Montreal for Baie-Comeau

29 September  1748  Arrived Baie-Comeau

30 September  1700  Left Baie-Comeau for Swansea 

9 October   0412  Arrived Swansea 

11 October 1445  Left Swansea for Avonmouth

12 October  0636  Arrived Avonmouth

Voyage 18   Captain K. Hewel

20 October  2054  Left Avonmouth for Swansea 

21 October  1100  Arrived Swansea 

22 October  1036  Left Swansea for Boston 

31 October  0730  Arrived Boston 

1 November  1700  Left Boston for New York 

2 November  1612  Arrived New York 

4 November  1900  Left New York for Baltimore 

5 November  1736  Arrived Baltimore 

9 November  1636  Left Baltimore for Norfolk 

10 November  0618  Arrived Norfolk 

10 November  1836  Left Norfolk for New York 

13 November  1400  Arrived New York 

14 November  1948  Left New York for Avonmouth

24 November  1948  Arrived Avonmouth

29 November  1700  Redelivered to Owners Glassel & Company of Bremen, Germany.

At Avonmouth MELLUM delivered on time-charter from May to November to Donaldson Line, Glasgow.

May 1966 advert by Sugar Line for Relief Chief Engineers

GEERTJE BUISMAN on time charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow arrives in Toronto from Montreal

RAVNEFJELL closes at Glasgow for cargo for Montreal, Toronto, Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago

CLAN FORBES closes at Birkenhead for cargo for Luanda, Lobito, South African ports and Mauritius

MELLUM left Avonmouth on voyage 15 for Toronto

Italian ship TIDEO leaves 3 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow for New Orleans

GEERTJE BUISMAN on time charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow leaves Toronto for Hamilton

GEERTJE BUISMAN on time charter to Donaldson Line, Glasgow arrives in Hamilton from Toronto