VLCC on Finnart oil terminal

[rondavies]

A rare event...but the ASHNA appears to have arrived today, drawing just over 17m  and also briefly showed on the Falmouth vessels due list this morning - but has disappeared again for the moment at least.  

Cheers

[Phil English]

She's definately at Finnart according to AISLive. She apparently arrived yesterday, last seen at  21/12/2009 13:57:59 UTC

Brgds
Phil

[Fletcher]

She partly unloaded cargo a few days ago at Finnart and then has returned to finish the discharge. She had a 20.3m draught when she first arrived

[John Jones]

Wow, well spotted! Its unusual to see a 'V'  berth anywhere in the U.K. these days. I'd never heard of Finnart and looking at the map it looks like quite a challenge to navigate to with that kind of draught. Would be great if somebody got a picture :-)
Regards
John J.

[Brian Cawkwell]

Jonesy , Tranmere has had a few VLCC s this last couple of months , also Hound Point has loaded a few too.Have a look on the shipais forum , there is plenty on there about them coming into the Mersey.

[rondavies]

Hi John

Finnart was BPs deep water terminal for Grangemouth refinery via pipeline and used to get regular VLCC and ULCC visits from their inception. Incredibly deep water there, and certainly the 81 ft draft Universe Ireland type did call there sometimes. There are two VLCC berths there, and in the mid seventies, BP semi laid up Vs on the southern one...British Resolution springs to mind. Fantastically beautiful location too.  Pics awkward due high steep mountainsides and secluded location, but stern shots with zoom could be got from the main road north of  the terminal. Have a slide of World NKK on there in Japan Line colours in '75. With Grangemouth on line to N Sea crude sources, usage dropped off hugely, but the occasional suezmax or shuttle tanker has been calling, but a V is quite a rarity.  

ASHNA just left Weds morning and off Dunoon outbound as I write, bound Falmouth for bunkering...

Cheers, Ron

[Brian Cawkwell]

http://forum.shipais.com/index.php?showtopic=6967&hl=
A couple of shots of Ashna sailing, you might have to register to view them.

This is the original thread :-

http://forum.shipais.com/index.php?showtopic=6914

Brian