Arriving for A&P, HEBBURN yard from the Tees tonight.

See also...

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Helps to explain what all those interesting bits and bobs are..........

In short, she has been used to lay cable. The reel sits flat on her deck and the cable is guided through the eye's on the vertical hoop and out the side via the ramp you can before the Bridge.
At least I think that's how it works............

Her other job is to dump stone............

Sailing yesterday for Hartlepool.

HAM 601 outbound from the Port of Tyne, North East England on 5th August 2012 having received repairs at A&P’s Hebburn Yard. Photographed from North Shields Ferry Landing.

Type of ship :Motor Hopper

IMO number :8215948
Call Sign ENA
MMSI :244972000

Gross tonnage :1082
DWT :830