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Saturday, November 23, 1963 @ 1445 		CARMELA FASSIO (General cargo ship 492 feet long of Villain & Fassio Genova) Own Page

Italian cargo ship CARMELA FASSIO berths at Shieldhall, Glasgow, to discharge a cargo of Soya Beans
Arrived fromPhiladelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) via Meadowside Quay, GlasgowPort of RegistryGenova (In English - Genoa, Italy)
Arrived in berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head East)
Sailing forPort Arthur (Texas, USA)
Sailed from berth2 Riverside Quay, Shieldhall, Glasgow (head East)
Draught forward on arrival12' 6"
Draught aft on arrival24' 6"
Cargo carried on arrival4,500 tons of Soya Beans
Commenced discharge of inward cargo25th November at 0800
Stevedore discharging inward cargoA Main & Son
Completed discharge of inward cargo29th November at 1900
Outward cargoLight - no cargo on board
Draught forward on sailing10' 10"
Draught aft on sailing18 feet
Vessel bunkered350 tons fuel oil from oiler CLANITY on 26th November
Ships agentT L Duff, Glasgow

Italian cargo ship CARMELA FASSIO tied-up at berth 2 Shieldhall Riverside Quay, Glasow (head East) at 1445 on 23rd November 1963, having arrived at Glasgow from Philadelphia via Meadowside Quay. Her draft on arrival at Riverside Quay was 12' 6" for'ard and 24' 6" aft, and the stevedores A Main & Company began discharging her cargo of 4,500 tons of Soya Beans at 0800 on 25th November. Her Agents were T L Duff of Glasgow 26th November (exact time unknown- but let's assume 0900) the Harbour oiler CLANITY came alongside and bunkered her with 350 tons of fuel oil 0730 on 29th November saw her shifting 30 feet ahead in the berth At 1930 on 29th November the discharging of cargo was completed, and her draft for'ard was 10' 9" and aft 18' 10" 2215 on 30th November saw CARMELA FASSIO departing Glasgow light-ship, for'ard draught 10' 10" and aft 18 feet, for a passage across the great stormy waters of Winter North Atlantic to Port Arthur in Texas (USA)