Chum Watching
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 17 Aug 2015 22:37
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Chum Watching Over
Lunch
 Sitting waiting for a toasted cheese
and tomato sandwich - well colour me happy, a chum
begins her approach. Just as we did, when we came in to anchor in Momi Bay for
the night before moving to Musket Cove, she lined herself up and headed through
the markers. By the time she turned left inside the outer reef, we could see she
belonged to the Japanese Kyowa – Line. Something for me to get my teeth in later
on.
 A few minutes later a pilot was
dropped off by a working lady, tiny as she left the
side of our new friend.
 Colour me even happier, a new chum came around the corner on her way to
sea.
  Fun to watch these
ladies, from the shore.........
  Nearly
there.
 Saying
‘farewell’.
 Our new friend is now waiting for her right turn, the people look as if they are
her markers.
 Nicely lined
up.
 Safely
through, these markers look diddy but in reality are point nine of a mile
apart.
 Sitting up in bed tonight I had the
great fun finding my ladies. The inbound chum - Tropical
Islander. I know, I can hear some of you groaning and calling me a
saddo......... I have to say a very big ‘thank you’ to
marinetraffic.com
Tropical Islander
is a roll on/roll off container carrier [on AIS simply seen as Cargo], flying
the Panamanian flag. IMO number 9385219. MMSI number 370180000. Call sign 3FLZ.
She was built in 2009 by Shin Kochi Jyuko, Kochi, Japan. Her vital statistics: Length
161 metres. Beam 25 metres. Draft 7.8 metres. Gross Tonnage 18174. Maximum speed
16.6 knots and her average is 14.7
I found her recent ports of
call:
03/3/15 at 00:00:12 UTC – Kobe,
Japan
05/3/15 at 09:45:28 UTC – Yokohama,
Japan
07/5/15 at 05:00:34 UTC – Gimhae,
South Korea
11/5/15 at 05:00:33 UTC – Kobe,
Japan
14/5/15 at 06:00:34 UTC – Yokohama,
Japan
23/5/15 at 06:00:35 UTC – Bonriki,
Kiribati
17/5/15 at 14:30:12 UTC – Gimhae,
South Korea
20/7/15 at 19:45:20 UTC – Kobe,
Japan
22/7/15 at 07:10:29 UTC – Yokohama,
Japan
02/8/15 at 07:00:03 UTC – Bonriki,
Kiribati
15/8/15 at 06:10:00 UTC – Noumea, New
Caledonia
Tonight she sleeping in Lautoka,
Fiji
The Port of Lautoka is
Fiji’s largest port for handling bulk cargo, specialising in bulk sugar,
molasses, woodchips, petroleum and gas. It services the shipping needs of
Western Viti Levu and is the base for Fiji’s famed Blue Lagoon Cruises and Nai’a
Cruises. The port can take chums to a maximum length of 150 metres. The tidal
height is 2 metres. The channel depth is 11 metres. The girls can safely anchor
in water of 14 metres. The cargo pier depth is 7.9 metres. The oil terminal
depth is 12.5 metres.
Our outgoing lady – Anatolia Pacific.
 Anatolia Pacific is an
oil/chemical tanker, flying the flag of Vanuatu. IMO number 9301691. MMSI number
577178000. Call sign YJTL2. She was
built in 2005 by Miura Shipbuilding, Saiki, Japan.
Her vital statistics: Length 92 metres. Beam 16 metres. Draft 5.7 metres. Gross
Tonnage 2,994 tons. Her Summer deadweight tonnage 3,842 tons [Summer deadweight
tonnage is the maximum cargo weight that can be carried which includes cargo,
fuel, water, and crew that excludes the weight of the vessel. Summer relates to
worse case scenario of freeboard which sinks slightly lower in a warmer sea].
Maximum speed 13.9 knots.
 A few hours later Anatolia
was cruising out toward open water where she can
speed up to her average twelve and a half knots, her next port of call – Nuku
Alofa, Tonga. Safe winds and following seas to her.
ALL IN ALL A HAPPY
HOBBY
A RELAXING INTERLUDE
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