Roy Kristian Ship at Kyle of Lochalsh

Roy Kristian berthed at the Kyle of Lochalsh 1st Sept 2012, horizontal rain hard off the west washing us both.

Vessel's Details Ship Type: Fish carrier Year Built: 2001 Length x Breadth: 0 m X 0 m Gross Tonnage: 494, DeadWeight: 300 t Speed recorded (Max / Average): 14.3 / 10.2 knots Flag: Norway [NO] Call Sign: LLKA IMO: 9237591, MMSI: 257237000 GENERAL The intention of this brief specification and accompanying general arrangement plan is to describe the basic characteristics for a Live Fish Carrier developed by Skipsteknisk AS for operation along the Norwegian coast or other coastal areas. The vessel, designated ST-500, is a single screw propelled vessel, designed with low resistance hull to achieve low fuel oil consumption during transport. ST-500 is a new well boat concept featuring: · Two separately arranged circular fish tanks, enabling higher fish density and better quality. · Individual forced water circulation. · Prepared for closed loop circulation · Vacuum loading · Pressure unloading · Slip-way in stern (Mooring handling) · Large free deck area ST-500 will be equipped with fish handling system from Optimar. The vessel is prepared for closed loop circulation for transport of live fish in contaminant areas. The vessel will be outfitted and prepared for the following services: · Carrying of live fish like salmon, trout, cod · Carrying H&G fish, cooling by RSW · Deck cargo transport · Dry feed transport · General fish farming support. Personally, hitherto I never knew of such innovative ship design and purpose, the transportation of live fish in such huge quantities. My ignorance is / was most profound.

Lomur Ship at Newburgh North Fife

Cargo ship Lomur chugging by Newburgh North Fife on the ebb tide having left Perth Docks on the turn. Its last port of call was Reykjavik, its cargo delivered from there. On the waterfront were two other photographers clicking away, obviously ship spotters, I know of plane spotters, bird spotters too, today I joined their ranks. Name: Lomur IMO: 8116178 Flag: Norway International Register MMSI: 258916000 Callsign: LATU4 Vessel type: Cargo Gross tonnage: 1,516 tons Summer DWT: 1,570 tons Length: 72 m Beam: 11 m Draught: 4.8 m Home port: Larvik Class society: Germanischer Lloyd Build year: 1983 Builder*: Nordsoevaerftet Ringkobing, Denmark Owner: Nes - Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Manager: Nes - Hafnarfjordur, Iceland Lomur - IMO 8116178

Ships weave along the deep water channel formed by the South Tay fault line guided by recently placed marker towers embedded on the river floor and with a pilot.

Passing by, almost silently, so close.