mt Torm Almena - Post 1

On the 10th and 16th of July 2013 I was hired by a marine consultancy firm to act as a Marine Superintendent for a shipping company in the process of purchasing a products tanker, mt Torm Almena. The requirement was for me to attend the vessel at the Melbourne anchorage while divers performed an underwater hull survey and to take a comprehensive set of photos around the ship in order to provide a vessel condition report. The second visit was to perform a bunker survey, verifying the amount of fuel oil and lube oils aboard the ship. It was a very interesting project for me, made easier because the ship, only three years old, was in excellent condition.
This is a small selection of the photos I took on these visits.

Divers loading their equipment on the launch at St. Kilda marina

Torm Almena at the anchorage

Seals sunbathing on the bulbous bow

 

The dive boat alongside

The after mooring deck

The monkey island.

The swimming pool

  

The lifeboat

The bridge

The officers' messroom

  

The crew's recreation room

The gym

The pilot's cabin, allocated to me for my use while on board

The cabin's en-suite

The Captain at his desk in his office

The cargo control room

The galley

The main engine from the top of the engine room

The engine control room

Leaving the ship at sunset