Monday, May 4, 2020

WATERFRONT ACTION CAPTURED

Shipping Reporter comes  ashore with a kitbag of  yarns and exclusive  photographs  as  Townsville Bulletin  resumes  chasing  P3 girls  on  The  Strand .
 
Odyssey returning  from  a short wander .
Surely worthy of P3 coverage in The Bulletin  is  this view of workers , some in the water, one possibly a female , repairing  the  much  used  boat  ramp  near  the Townsville  ferry  terminal .  One of the Ghost Fleet vessels in  port at the same time was the oil and chemical tanker Sti Leblon , sailing under  the  Marshall Islands flag, Thinking  the name  may have a French derivation related to les  blondes, possible P3 subjects for the Bully on   The Strand  ,  our waterfront  roundsman , the only one north of the Great Australian Bight ,  punched the   name  into Google for a meaning   and received an off - putting result. STI, it seems , is an abbreviation  for a sexually transmitted infection , which  obviously  has  nothing to do with  the  tanker .   
Upcoming  Shipping Reporter scoop , with pics : Stowaways on luxury vessel .