Tony Hogwood�s first slide was of the bulk carrier Odra at the Tate & Lyle refinery on the Thames. She had mysteriously lost her Polish captain on voyage from Guyana. She spent a week under police investigation in the King George V lock, probably the first ship of this size to have used the Royal Docks for twenty years. The subsequent slides were taken at Terneuzen close to the locks for the Ghent Canal and on a sightseeing cruise in Antwerp docks. By strange coincidence two coasters named Claudia passed each other within minutes at Terneuzen and later in the trip a further Claudia was spotted!
Roy Kittle showed a varied selection of ships in the New Waterway during the period 1991 to 1995. Many were taken at Roy�s favourite spot at Rozenburg with some taken at the Hook. It was interesting to note the number of bulk carriers that were either chartered out by, previously owned by, or, (the minority it seemed) owned by Jebsens.
David showed us a selection of slides taken at Malta, depicting vessels of all types including bulk carriers, car carriers, tugs and ferries, both Mediterranean and local.
Thanks to Tony, Roy and David for excellent slides and well researched commentaries. Roy and David are, recent members to the branch and we look forward seeing further slides from their collections.