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OVER THE SIDE: LOST SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

On 7 Feb, 2024 By James Hart With Comments Off

The story so far: ships occasionally lose containers at sea – there are explanations although we could make comparisons to a ‘runaway train’ situation, ie., it’s out of control and it happens very quickly. In 2020 the Japanese-flagged ONE Apus lost approximately 1,816 containers in heavy seas north-west of Hawaii. Theories over the loss range from a rogue wave snapping the securing pins to the fact that…

Armistice Day 2015

On 12 Nov, 2015 By Tim Brunsden With Comments Off

Scenes from the Pier Head yesterday in Liverpool.

A tour around Liverpool’s South Docks

On 9 Aug, 2012 By Tim Brunsden With Comments Off

Pat and Norman take a tour of the Liverpool South Dock area, including the Cast Iron Shore and Herculaneum Dock. Herculaneum Dock was part of the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. It was situated at the southern end of the Liverpool dock system, on the River Mersey. To the north it was connected to Harrington Dock. The dock was…