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Gravesend
July & August 2008
Shipping at Gravesend on 10th August 2008, with some images from 18th & 30th July 2008.
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Gravesend
July & August 2008
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
was built as the Soviet liner
Aleksandr Pushkin
, which became the Orient Lines'
Marco Polo
in 1992.
Marco Polo
has been the only regular visiter to Tilbury (The London Cruise Terminal) in 2008. She is operated by Transocean Tours. The images below are from both July and August 2008. She left at 12:30 on 30th August
The
Aleksandr Pushkin
was constructed at V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Shipyard in East Germany and she entered service in 1966 with the Baltic Shipping Company on their regular trans-Atlantic service between Montreal and Leningrad. She became a full-time cruise ship in 1975. Between 1981-1985
Aleksandr Pushkin
was chartered to Transocean Tours, after which she was transferred to the Far Eastern Shipping Company, with occasional charters to UK-based CTC.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was laid up in Singapore in 1990, but was bought a year later by Gerry Herrod, who had just sold his Ocean Cruise Lines to Paquet.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was renamed
Marco Polo
and began a lengthy rebuilding period.
Marco Polo
re-entered service with Orient Lines in 1993 on varied programme of cruises around the world. Orient Lines considered purchasing her sister
Ivan Franko
in 1991, but the increasing cost of the
Marco Polo
rebuilding deterred them. In 1998, Orient Lines was acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line, who retained the Orient Lines brand.
In June 2007 it was announced that NCL would retire
Marco Polo
and the Orient Lines brand in March 2008 when
Marco Polo
arrives in Lisbon from Rio de Janeiro.
Marco Polo
has been sold to Transocean Tours and will operate a series of cruises from Tilbury between 10 April and 19 August 2008.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was the second ship of the Ivan Franko Class to be built, and the only one to survive to this date. Her sisters were
Ivan Franko
(built 1964, scrapped 1997),
Shota Rustaveli
(built 1966, scrapped 2003),
Taras Shevchenko
(built 1967, scrapped 2005) and
Mikhail Lermontov
(built 1972, sunk 1986).
More images of
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th July 2008
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Marco Polo
arriving at Tilbury, with new blue hull riband
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Marco Polo
arriving at Tilbury, with new blue hull riband
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Marco Polo
arriving at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Marco Polo
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 30th July 2008
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Marco Polo
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Marco Polo
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Barge Driving Race
Charity barge driving race ending at Gravesend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Charity barge driving race ending at Gravesend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Charity barge driving race with the PLA's
Impulse
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Charity barge driving race with work boat
Malamute
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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PLA vessel
Impulse
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Work boat
Malamute
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Freighters
Georg Mitchell
GEORG MITCHELL on the Thames, 10th August 2008
IMO number : 9163609
Name of ship : GEORG MITCHELL
Call Sign : V2BS9
Gross tonnage : 2599
Type of ship : Container Ship
Year of build : 1998
Flag : Antigua and Barbuda
Ship manager : WIECZOREK A, 14 Grosse Elbstrasse, Hamburg GERMANY
Georg Mitchell
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Georg Mitchell
leaving Tilbury
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Georg Mitchell
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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Georg Mitchell
leaving Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th August 2008
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