The access from midships to the aft accommodation on the Overseas Courier, and presumably on this as well, was via a tunnel and not along the deck. Still a long way from a lifeboat as you say though.

Long way to go to a lifeboat.

Agreed Denis. When I looked at the picture I thought she looked like the Overseas Courier. Her centre accommodation had always struck me as being out of character. I found we had this photo of the Courier on the site and was surprised at the similarity between the two vessels. Then I noticed they were built together at the same time and place.

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1453174

Ty Malcolm, we had two ex "Naess" vessel running around OZ for a while back in the 60's and 70's, one was the Iron Cavalier ex Naess Cavalier and the Iron Clipper ex Naess Clipper operated or owned by BHP shipping Co.

Always like the "melting" superstructures like the aft one... but I would have expected the forward one looking better. As it is, it looks as if it doesn't belong to this bulker at all!

Fantastic photo my friends
regard