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Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 1730
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STAR OF FAITH ( LH77 Inshore fishing boat) |
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| Ship's location | Sea - fishing grounds | Port of Registry | Port Seton |
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| Vessel Master | J. Wilson | Net Tonnage | Inshore fishing boat |
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| Cargo | 7 boxes of fish | | |
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| Berth | Jerrys Pier - berth 16 | | |
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| Agent | J. Boardley, Ayr | | |
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Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 1730
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| Ship's location | Sea - fishing grounds | | |
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| Vessel Master | C. Horne | | |
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| Cargo | 7 boxes of fish | | |
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| Berth | Jerrys Pier - berth 16 | | |
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| Agent | J. Boardley, Ayr | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 1730
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Eliezer |
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| Ship's location | Sea - fishing grounds | Port of Registry | Port Seton |
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| Vessel Master | W. Dickson | Net Tonnage | Inshore fishing boat |
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| Cargo | 6 boxes of fish | | |
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| Berth | Jerrys Pier - berth 16 | | |
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| Agent | J. Boardley, Ayr | | |
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Sailing
Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 1740
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| Ship's location | Greenock | | |
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| Vessel Master | E. Docherty | | |
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| Cargo | Light | | |
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| Agent | Steel & Bennie | | |
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Having assisted in docking the Norwegian tanker "Pelagos." |
Sailing
Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 2025
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Grangefield |
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| Ship's location | Larne | Port of Registry | Liverpool |
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| Vessel Master | T. Smith | Net Tonnage | 256 |
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| Cargo | Trailers | | |
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| Draught | 11' 0" | | |
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Sailing
Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 2040
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GOODWILL (General cargo coaster of A C Hoff, Rotterdam) |
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| Ship's location | Larne | Port of Registry | Rotterdam |
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| Vessel Master | M. Tigchelaar | Net Tonnage | 288 |
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| Cargo | Containers | | |
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| Draught | 10' 6" | | |
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Arrival
Monday, November 7, 1966 @ 2050
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LAIRDSFOX (1966-1977 general cargo coaster of Burns & Laird Line, Glasgow) |
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| Ship's location | Glasgow | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| Vessel Master | N. McIntyre | Net Tonnage | 272 |
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| Cargo | Light | Gross Tonnage | 546 |
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| Draught | 8' 9" | | |
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| Berth | 1 | | |
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| Sailed | two cranes, numbers 24 and 25 | | |
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| Agent | Burns & Laird | | |
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Tuesday, November 8, 1966 @ 1030
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SUSSEX (1949-1976 General cargo ship 561 feet overall of Federal Steam Navigation / P & O, London :1976 Scrapped) |
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Federal Steam's cargo ship SUSSEX arrives in Glasgow with general cargo from New Zealand ports |
| Arrived from | New Zealand ports via Liverpool | Port of Registry | London (England, UK) |
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| Arrived in berth | 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 brick wall) | Gross Tonnage | 11,272 |
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| Sailing for | Avonmouth (England, U.K.) | | |
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| Sailed from berth | 2 Meadowside Quay, Glasgow (with her head east and stern on berth 2 / 3 brick wall) | | |
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| Draught forward on arrival | 28' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on arrival | 28' 07" | | |
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| Cargo carried on arrival | General cargo 2,729 tons | | |
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| Commenced discharge of inward cargo | 1050 on 8th November | | |
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| Stevedore discharging inward cargo | Clyde Port Authority, 16 Robertson Street, Glasgow, C. 2. (Spencer) | | |
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| Completed discharge of inward cargo | 1630 on 11th November | | |
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| Outward cargo | Part same inward general cargo | | |
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| Draught forward on sailing | 22' 03" | | |
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| Draught aft on sailing | 28' 03" | | |
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| Vessel on ground | First and second low water : alongside and upright | | |
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| Ships agent | Patrick Henderson & Co., 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C.2. Tel CENtral 9467 | | |
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Sailing
Wednesday, November 9, 1966 @ 1636
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MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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MELLUM left Baltimore for Norfolk |
| Vessel Master | Captain K. Hewel | Port of Registry | Bremen (Germany) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,785 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3,401 |
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News Event
Wednesday, November 9, 1966 @ 1700
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is unknown : the time shown is our best estimate |
MARGO (1962-1980 General cargo ship 483 feet overall of Panaviero S.A / M. N. Eustathiou : scrapped 1984) |
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MARGO chartered to Messageries Maritimes closes at Vizaghapatnam for westbound ports |
| Ship's location | Vizaghapatnam (India) | Port of Registry | Monrovia (Liberia) |
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| Sailing for | Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Said, Latakia, Genoa, Havre, Dunkirk | Net Tonnage | 5,568 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8,951 |
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| | Deadweght Tonnage | 13,239 |
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Arrival
Thursday, November 10, 1966 @ 0618
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MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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MELLUM arrived Norfolk |
| Vessel Master | Captain K. Hewel | Port of Registry | Bremen (Germany) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,785 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3,401 |
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Arrival
Thursday, November 10, 1966 @ 0808
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LAURENTIA (1947 - 1967 Passenger/cargo liner 455 feet long with Donaldson Line, Glasgow : 1967 Scrapped in Valencia, Spain) |
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LAURENTIA arrived Glasgow |
| Vessel Master | Captain A L Hunter | Port of Registry | Glasgow |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 8249 |
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Sailing
Thursday, November 10, 1966 @ 1836
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MELLUM (1957-1967 General cargo ship 382 feet long of Partenreederei m.s. "Mellum" / Glassel & Company, Bremen : 1979 Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan) |
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MELLUM left Norfolk for New York |
| Vessel Master | Captain K. Hewel | Port of Registry | Bremen (Germany) |
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| | Net Tonnage | 1,785 |
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| | Gross Tonnage | 3,401 |
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Ship Event
Friday, November 11, 1966 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
LOCHIEL (1939-1970 Passenger ferry / mailboat 184 feet / 56m overall of David MacBrayne Ltd., Glasgow : 1995 scrapped) |
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David MacBrayne's mailboat LOCHIEL assists in rescue of capsized ferry ISLE OF GIGHA off Islay |
| Ship's location | Off the East coast of Isle of Islay (Inner Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland) | Port of Registry | Glasgow (Scotland, UK) |
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| Ships agent | David MacBrayne Ltd., Clyde House, 44 Robertson Street, Glasgow Tel 041-221- 2239 | Gross Tonnage | 577 |
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On the morning of 11 November 1966, ISLE OF GIGHA was en route from Gigha to Port Ellen, loaded with commercial vehicles. Rolling in a moderate sea, a rudder stock cracked making steering difficult. Unsecured loads shifted, causing the ferry to list and capsize. The mailboat LOCHIEL assisted in the rescue of the capsized vessel.
Interesting details of this event can be found by Googling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sound_of_Gigha#:~:text=the%20engine%20room.-,Capsize,ferry%20to%20list%20and%20capsize. |
Ship Event
Friday, November 11, 1966 @ 1000
The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
HMS MURRAY (1956-1970 Blackwood Class Frigate (F 91) 310 ft (94.5 m of Royal Navy, London: scrapped 1970) |
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Royal Navy Frigate H.M.S. MURRAY assists in rescue of capsized ferry ISLE OF GIGHA off Islay |
| Ship's location | Off the East coast of Isle of Islay (Inner Hebrides, Western Isles of Scotland) | Port of Registry | Admiralty, London, U.K. |
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On the morning of 11 November 1966, ISLE OF GIGHA was en route from Gigha to Port Ellen, loaded with commercial vehicles. Rolling in a moderate sea, a rudder stock cracked making steering difficult. Unsecured loads shifted, causing the ferry to list and capsize. The Royal Naval Frigate H.M.S. MURRAY assisted in the rescue of the capsized vessel.
Interesting details of this event can be found by Googling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sound_of_Gigha#:~:text=the%20engine%20room.-,Capsize,ferry%20to%20list%20and%20capsize. |