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Bunga Kasturi Empat huge ship arrives sunday 6th

One of the biggest vlcc ships will come to tranmere terminal this sunday at approximately 12 midday on a high tide.

http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?refres...;mmsi=533992000

Name: Bunga Kasturi Empat
MMSI: 533992000 [MY]
IMO: 9337133
Callsign: 9MGZ4
Speed/Dir: 11.9 kts / 154° SSE
Status: Underway
Dest: Tranmere
ETA: Sep05 23:00
Type: Tanker Haz A (81)
Details: Crude Oil Tanker
Size: 329m x 60m x 12.5m
Built: Mar 2007
Received: 16:29:41 05 Sep 09 BST

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try this link http://www.shipais.com/showship.php?refresh=2&count=3&map=-1&mmsi=533992000
Links not workin grrr

anyway i think i might pop down for a few pix
this is suppose to be huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!
if its anything like the last two that came in yeh huge

i remember standing outside the office as it obliterated the river view.

It has already done two drops in Gothenburg and Rotterdam but has a bit left ...
i think i might pop down to see that oshocked whens she leaving?
about 2pm i should think whos going to get pix peeps ?
i will try to pop down around half 1 smile will get pics if i can find my cameras charger when i get in tonight smile
What's it doing here?
is the turn around that quick? i am amazed that thing can even turn around in the mersey.
did any 1 go down and get pix ??
i did not very good will put them up tonight smile
heres a couple I took
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekky2000/3892924841/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekky2000/3892946933/in/set-72157622269032834/
Went down with mobile in hand and took these

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It seems to be empty and if it went out full what was it"s cargo and were was it bound for.We have the highest fuel prices in europe so I ca"nt see us flogging any of it on cheaper than "we" buy it for.
Mahooooosive!!!

Cheers for the pics smile
Yeah, thats a rather large ship omg

If its empty, I wonder what its exporting, and to where think
Posted By: bert1 Re: Bunga Kasturi Empat huge ship arrives sunday 6 - 7th Sep 2009 12:22pm
Here for pics and info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/image_galleries/09_bw_bauhinia_gallery.shtml?1
Originally Posted by BBCNews
The BW Bauhinia had 82,000 tonnes of oil on board


Wonder how much it can hold as it looks to have a very big draught omg
I missed that!
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