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CAST RACCOON - IMO 7034878

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Photographer:
DEREK SANDS [ View profile ]
Title:
Cast Raccoon
Location:
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Photo Category:
General Cargo Ships Built 1970-1979 (over 3000gt)
Added:
Jan 8, 2006
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1,736
Image Resolution:
2,373 x 1,538

Description:

Sailing from Ipswich for the last time on CAST's feeder service to Zeebrugge. Taken on 25th June 1993. CAST relocated to Felixstowe using their large vessels (this did not last long!) Note the crew man between the funnels waving goodbye!

Built 1970 by Van der Werf, Deest as "Greyhound" 1599gt.
72 FLYING SCOT - 83 CAST SALMON - 86 CAST RACCOON - 93 PABLO METZ - 95 MERSIN - 00 MF SALERNO - 04 CONSTANTZA STAR - 07 EXPLORADOR still in service

Vessel
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Current name:
MARGI

Former name(s):

 -  Explor (Until 2023 Sep)

 -  Explorador (Until 2021 Aug)

 -  Constantza Star (Until 2007 May)

 -  Mf Salerno (Until 2004 Nov)

 -  Pablo Metz (Until 2000)

 -  Mersin (Until 2000)

 -  Pablo Metz (Until 1995 Nov)

 -  Cast Raccoon (Until 1993 Jul)

 -  Cast Salmon (Until 1986)

 -  Flying Scot (Until 1983)

 -  Greyhound (Until 1972)

Current flag:
Togo
Home port:
Lome
Callsign:
5VIH3
IMO:
7034878
MMSI:
671315100
Status:
In Service
Build year:
1970
Builder:
Van Der Werf Scheepswerf - Deest, Netherlands
Manager:
Metropolitan Maritime Services Sa - Piraeus, Greece
Owner:
Metropolitan Maritime Services Sa - Piraeus, Greece
Class society:
International Naval Surveys Bureau
Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
4,944 tons
Summer DWT:
4,250 tons
Length:
114.45 m
Beam:
20.3 m
Draught:
4.25 m
Photos:
26 photos by 13 photographers

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Ship's Deck - 1 photos

General cargo ships built 1970-1979 (Over 3000gt) - 25 photos

Photographers
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(13)

john sins

1 photos

Federico Bolognini

1 photos

Sergey Bykov

3 photos

simonwp

1 photos

John Jones

1 photos

DEREK SANDS

1 photos

minthi

1 photos

Captain Peter

1 photos

Maxi Alonso

4 photos

Captain Ted

5 photos

Michael Neidig

1 photos

bs1mrc

5 photos

Mike Griffiths

1 photos

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CAST SALMON

 
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Flying Scot

 
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EXPLORADOR

 
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EXPLORADOR

 
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Flying Scot

 
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FLYING SCOT

 

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Rare shot Derek. Maybe the crewman was going to miss the transit up and down the River Orwell, it's a very scenic journey. I sometimes used to visit the Butt & Oyster whilst on business at Woolverstone, a wonderful spot.
regards
John J.

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Unfortunately when the CAST service closed it meant I had to move on from Ipswich. So now I don't get to take many shots at the port. Working at Felixstowe now, but can't get near the ships whilst I am on duty, unlike Ipswich where the dockers used to tell me about impending arrivals!

regards
Derek

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