No. 397 April 2023

April 2023

Front cover

The 214,770dwt tanker Olympic Arrow was built in 1970 by Ishikawajima-Harimaat Kure for Olympic Shipping. On 27th October 1981 she arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up by Chien Yung Enterprises. See article on Aristotle Onassis.

Photo by Chris Howell

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – Akaroa, Mataroa and Tamaroa

ARISTOTLE ONASSIS – The “Golden Greek”

A WORKING LIFE IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME INDUSTRY – Part Four – Ships’ Agent

80 YEARS AGO – British Merchant Ships lost in April 2023

THE FIRE ABOARD THE RASA SAYANG – The former Bergensfjord

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – Everards around the Coast – Part Six

PORT OF CALL – Gibraltar

FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Isthmian Steamship Co.

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

CRUISE NEWS – Biofouling Issues Down Under, Awards for Southampton

FERRY NEWS – La Superba fire, Stena Ebba arrives

NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Fairplay-93

PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Two Clan Liner’s and one Union-Castle ship at Southampton in 1969

BOOK REVIEWS – Dazzle, Disruption & Concealment, Canals of Britain, A Maritime Review of 2021, Thames Crossings