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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 0755 		MSC SPRING 111 (2015 > Container ship IMO 9316359 : 212m overall of MSC lINE) Own Page

MSC SPRING 111 approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal with containers from Liverpool
Ship's locationOff Greenock Esplanade, approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal (Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryMonrovia (Liberia)
Arrived fromLiverpool (England, UK) having left there at 1142 on 28 AprilGross Tonnage32,200
Cargo carried on arrivalContainersDeadweght Tonnage39,063

Contributed by Sandra B.  (Site Administrator)

   First let me sincerely apologise for the exceptionally poor quality of images in this item.

   Leaving home just after 7am there was a slight sea-mist on the lower reaches of the Firth of Clyde.   So far so good.

   Shortly afterwards at Greenock Esplanade there was an almost solid wall of mist.   Not good.

   So when the three vessels appeared, slowly and carefully creeping out of the mist and murk, I knew that any images would be sub-standard but, being there, might as well take some photographs to see how they turned out.

 

Off Greenock Esplanade MSC SPRING 111 and tugs SVITZER MILFORD and SVITZER WARDEN emerge slowly in a bank of sea-mist

Just a momentary slight clearing of the mist

Tug SVITZER WARDEN moving to the bow

Tug SVITZER MILFORD pulling at the stern of MSC SPRING 111

The wall of mist and low-sunrise combined to ruin this image of the ship canting to come astern onto the container berth