Another beautiful day in Freo!
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All at sea with The Conversationalist – Banda Neira, the Former Centre of the World
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Approaching Banda Island on Seabourn Sojourn at sunrise was a surreal moment. In an earlier Conversation with ship’s guests...
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Ocean Shearer – Some Facts & Stats
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This livestock carrier is in Port just now. Interestingly, she’s tied up on the Victoria Quay side. Perhaps because...
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Regatta arrives in Freo chock full of guests
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Unlike Crystal Symphony who arrived this week with a paltry 129 guests aboard, 27 of whom chose to leave...
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Sitmar’s Much Loved Fairsea – Once A Mini-Aircraft Carrier
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Remember the Sitmar Line’s Fairsea? We are sure, like Garry McAlpine, many do. As it turns out, in the...
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All I want for Christmas is – a new $17m crane
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What a sight! This morning, just after 8am, a new container crane arrived in Fremantle. The $17 million ZPMC...
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Land Patrol – If it could go wrong …
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Between 1976 and 1979 I was stationed in Broome as one of the 6x crew members on Customs’ ACV...
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Chemical Spill on the COSCO Singapore
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At first we heard it was an ‘oil spill’. With all the Covid action then surrounding the Port, an...
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Blessing of the Fleet 2019
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What a perfect day for a fleet blessing. Over 30 degrees. Sun out. Not much wind. The fireworks cracked...