Thursday, 18 July 2013

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

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