Hi MFoged - I must have met your Father at Wivenhoe 1984/5 on Elisabeth Clipper, used to fix her from Bremen with petcoke during the Miners Strike in UK.
Also the Mette Clipper round to Workington with same cargo.The foundries in UK were desperate for coke/coal to carry on production.Strange situation few years later I was trying to fix the Elisabeth Clipper with Jorgen with Walter Prosetti for Pisa Canal long term Charter!What she was originally built for ! I think the only way to meet the beam restriction was to take the rubbing strake off her hull but could'nt come to terms on the daily hire Best Regards Gareth
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