Tarita approaching M/S Amstelgracht for loading
After one hour under enginepower passing through
Antwerpen, we approached Callorlocks.Due to passage of a large Swedish ship
coming from Vrasendock,we had to wait outside the lock for an hour.Our FD
securitynumber was accepted when calling Callorlock on the VHF,and the passage through
the lock went smooth.Once inside,we kept on for 10-15 minutes before we saw
Amstelgracht in Vrasendock.We arrived longside at 16.40,10 minutes after our
E.T.A.There was one yacht under loading before us,so we waited for almost 2
hours before we were contacted by Sean Lines the loading master,who ordered us
to make a starboard landing.It was now dark and rather windy,so the landing
along Amstelgracht was tricky.Once tied up we were assisted by Sean with
crew,and a diver beneath to assist with placement of the liftingstraps. |