Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Friday, January 27, 1961 @ 0200
The actual date and time are unknown and details shown here are our best estimate 		ORECREST (1958-1965 Bulk carrier / Ore carrier 427 feet overall of Crest Shipping Co. Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas : 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan)) Own Page

Ore carrier ORECREST had steering trouble off Shetland Isles and required tug assistance
Ship's locationNorth of the Shetland Isles (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryNassau (New Providence Island, Bahamas)
Vessel MasterF J AndersonNet Tonnage2,696
Sailing forPort Talbot (Wales, U.K.) ... pronounced po..talbot ...they do not pronounce the rt in portGross Tonnage6,903
Sailed from berthNarvik (Norway)Deadweght Tonnage9,150
Outward cargoIron ore