Panamanian flagged vessel "ORA CHELSEA" arriving in the port on the 31st May 2008 from Shoreham, in ballast, to load clay for Porto Nogaro in Italy. The vessel is in time charter to Unity Chartering, Rotterdam. "Ora Chelsea" was built in 1986 as the "Borsfleth" for German owners, yard no. 8404 from the Claus Luhring Shipyard at Brake, on the River Weser. She was sold to Norwegian flag owners in 1998-02 and renamed "Rossoy".
Current managers are Can Dis Ticaret ve Denizcilik Ltd. Sti., Istanbul.
LOA 77.44m, beam 11.41m, GT 1473 NET 620 DWT 1770. She was lengthened in 1998 and the deck crane was added.
[Details courtesy of "Teignmouth Shipping" (http://teignmouthshipping.fotopic.net/)]