50 YEARS AGO TODAY - POLARIS (1965)

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50 YEARS AGO TODAY - POLARIS (1965)

Postby teesships » Thu Sep 27, 2018 3:30 pm

POLARIS (6523016), West Germany, 499gt, completed Neuenfelde 9-1965
1965 POLARIS - 1974 RIEN TEEKMAN - 1977 BIANCA W - 1981 AL SALAM III - 2007 FALCON 1
Tanzania flag since 2013. At some stage converted to a Livestock Carrier and still in active service

Middlesbrough Wharf - 27 September 1968:
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Re: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY - POLARIS (1965)

Postby teesships » Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:20 pm

Disposal: BU Aliaga 29.1.19, work began 31.1.19 [Leyal Demtas GS]

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Re: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY - POLARIS (1965)

Postby northeast » Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:42 am

One of the few ships I have down as 'Barton' in my 'first sighting' list .. as POLARIS 16/07/1970.
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Re: 50 YEARS AGO TODAY - POLARIS (1965)

Postby teesships » Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:57 pm

As RIEN TEEKMAN River Ouse - 4 May 1975:
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I was on board the LINCOLN CASTLE on a trip from Hull to Goole, my first time there.
I vaguely recall, not then knowing the local geography, that this coaster seemed to veer across our path and head off at a tangent - which I would now recognise as up the River Trent!

From my negative collection, sent to me by Nereo Castelli
As AL SALAM III at Trieste - April 1983:
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and in Trieste Roads - August 1984:
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