Category Archives: Tankers

Mirrored tanker in the “silence”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Tim

A still night in March where the dark waters of Grangemouth dock became a mirror. The only sound was the oil rushing through the cargo lines and the cargo pumps whining at high pitch so you couldn’t really have heard … Continue reading →

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Front Fell Off

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Tim

Thanks to Mark from Cork for the inspiration for this one, a spoof interview about a tanker accident in the 90′s, the accident really happened. It was a Greek tanker called the Kirki. Here is a link to the actual … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodgy ships, Tankers, accident, environment, pinch of salt required | 4 Comments

Swedish tanker

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Tim

Originally uploaded by kristian gos Stoc Regina, Stockholm seen at Karlstad on lake Vänern, Sweden. Photo taken by Kristian Gos 20th December 2006. Fantastic mirror image, hard to believe it is late December.

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Cocktails and cock ups

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Tim

I read a report the other day about a tanker that had mixed her cargo onboard involuntarily. It’s not the first time a cargo cocktail has happened and probably won’t be the last either. In this particular case there was … Continue reading →

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Vetting inspection

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Tim

The tanker trade has to put up with all variations of inspections from Classification Society to Flag State and Port State, there is even the internal audit. Most of the above are relatively painless and can be interesting sometimes. If … Continue reading →

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