Border Springer

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Border Springer

Postby Whickham » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:28 am

Berthed in South Dock, Sunderland
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Re: Border Springer

Postby Whickham » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:58 am

BORDER SPRINGER trying to hide behind a pile of scrap metal. Sorry no date on photo.
And what looks like the hull of a new boat on the left.

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Built as: DUBLIN
Yard: Hall Russell, Aberdeen
Year: 1969
Names: 1976 BP SPRINGER - 1997 BORDER SPRINGER
End: 2004
Fate: Broken up at Santander
Data courtesy of Miramar
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Re: Border Springer

Postby magoonigal » Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:47 am

Could be one of the Superflex Ferries, Dave.
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Re: Border Springer

Postby Whickham » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:11 pm

Think not Paul, too small.

I did crop the original photo a little. Here is a bit more:

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Re: Border Springer

Postby magoonigal » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:32 pm

It the Hull of the STAVROS S NIARCHOS or the PRINCE WILLIAM.

They were laid up in Sunderland before they went to Appledore.
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Re: Border Springer

Postby Whickham » Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:06 am

Well done that man.
Thanks Paul.
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Re: Border Springer

Postby Patrick Hill » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:06 pm

Outward on the Firth of Forth 21/08/1997

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Re: Border Springer

Postby TEESMAN » Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:08 pm

LA PATACHA 100614a.JPG
Photo Michael Green
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Photo Michael Green
Amazing how things turn up,a lifeboat of the BORDER SPRINGER,broken up 10 years earlier in Santander,on board the Restaurant ship LA PATACHA at Cartegena 10.06.14
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