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Western Bridge Visit

Thanks to The Staff at Puckey House and to
Master Steve Honey we had a very interesting Visit,on the Self-Discharging Bulk Carrier Western Bridge(LoLo Bulk dry cargo Ore/Coal).Gross Tonnage:55695 Net Tonnage 26186 Displacement 115473 Dead Weight:96772 Ship Manager ROPNER UK.Fleet Manager BRITISH STEEL,Flag Bahamas 1994 REG Owner NATWEST GB,Ship builder HASHIHAMA ZOSEN TAD Japan Tadotsu,Kagwa Pref 1991 COMMISSIONED 1991 Length 249.9 Height 61.77

Pictured above and below is the 17 ton Ram That Works the Discharging Boom




Pictured above Is The Jetty Viewed From the Ship the Row of lights to the Top Left is the Boom

To give you a idea of the size of the Ship this is the view from the Bridge of a second Bulk Carrier being unloaded on the East side of the jetty

Pictured above is a cargo hatch waiting to be unloaded,She can carry 80,000 tons of Coal or 95,000 tons of Iron Ore. She has a Double Hull The Coast to Build her was £55 Million Pounds So if there are 55 lottery winners out there who would like one?


Here is the Engine Room I wish I could tell you a bit more about it but I couldn't Hear a thing other than She Carriers 200 Million Tons of Fuel and uses it at a rate of 65 ton a day

Above is the Team inc a Few RNLI new members in the Unmanned Control Room Master Honey is Pictured in White

"THERE IS ALWAYS ONE" Martin one of our Team Plays Skipper

The Impressive Bridge which was Rolling to 40 deg in one Storm.She has a hard working Crew of 27 notice how spotlessly clean she is
THANKS FOR PUTING UP WITH US