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Stirling Skate strugging with the Golden Wave

Posted by Andrew Priest on December 30, 2019 at 10:57am in Ships

Golden Wave (IMO: 9819911) is a Chemical/Oil Products Tanker registered and sailing under the flag of Panama. Her gross tonnage is 7,250, and deadweight is 12,493. She was built in 2019. Her overall length (loa) is number 124 m, beam is 20 m and maximum draught is number 8.77 m. The ship is operated by Dorval SC Tankers Incorporated.

I photographed the Golden Wave on her approach to berth at Fremantle Port on December 30, 2019.  Ship name last port of call was Melbourne and her next port of call is Singapore. She was assisted Stirling Skate and Biggada. The smaller tugs in Fremantle did struggle bringing her end due to a quite strong southerly blowing. This photo understates the effort that the Stirling Skate was putting in to slow down the Golden Wave.

Whilst in Fremantle she was attended to by Inchcape Shipping Services.

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  • Jack Dryden December 31, 2019 at 11:16am
    Great capture Andrew
  • Howard - Liverpool December 31, 2019 at 8:32am
    Great shot Andrew. Well captured
    • Andrew Priest > Howard - Liverpool December 31, 2019 at 9:55am
      Thanks Howard.
  • David Slater December 31, 2019 at 1:36am
    "You're gonna need a bigger boat"! Great shot Andrew
    • Andrew Priest > David Slater December 31, 2019 at 3:42am
      Thanks David. It was one of those times when a video would have been better ... oh well.
  • Hans Fairhurst December 31, 2019 at 1:27am
    Nice sideways drift. Well shot. BIGGADA should be restricted to nothing bigger than the Island ferries. :o)
    • Andrew Priest > Hans Fairhurst December 31, 2019 at 3:41am
      Whoops. It must have been Stirling Skate at the transom then. She skirted around to the other side to try to help.
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