Happy Newyear!!

As you may have noticed there was not much to do here yesterday….the satellite communication here on board was troubled by a veryveryvery late millenium-bug kind of thingy. A technician was send to the ship as soon as possible and he did his wizardy kind of things! We are back online again!

And now the poor guy has to stay o/b instead of traveling back to his family: no flights available till the 2nd of January!

But thanks to him a fresh Ugly Ship has been posted and I can wish you:

A Very Happy & Prosperous 2009!!

Have fun on the party tonight and be careful with fireworks!

See you back here in 2009!

James Newman

James Newman

IMO : 5411905

Build : 1963 by Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Dundee, UK, nr ???

Don’t you love good old England?? Where else would they keep

Posts top something

Posts top something

The end of the year is near, and the time between Christmas and New year is the traditional

Skandi Inspector

Skandi Inspector

IMO : 7905285

Build : 1979 by Ulstein Hatlø A/S, Ulsteinvik, Norway, nr 165 as Tender Captain.

I’ve seen this vessel in real life and believe me: If you are standing next to her

Small ugly Boats (part 1)

Small Ugly Boats

Small ships don’t usually have big stories, they might have but they are

Uglen

Picture by B. Dahlmann via http://www.ship-world.de

Picture by B. Dahlmann via http://www.ship-world.de

Uglen

IMO : 7721079

Build : 1978 by Nymo Mekaniske, Bodo, Norway, nr ??

Here is one that’s almost begging to be featured on these pages, considering the

Smit Capt.Bob

Dunno Source via http://www.dieselduck.ca

Dunno source via http://www.tugspotters.com

Smit Capt.Bob

IMO : 8020018

Build : 1982 by John Manly Shipyards, Vancouver, BC, Canada, nr ?? as Rivtow Capt.Bob

The first time I saw a picture of this ship I immediately thought it was suitable for

Aquarama

Dunno Source via the Interweb

Aquarama

IMO : 5021114

Build : 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. , nr 357 as Marine Star,  a Liberty type troop carrier (C4-S-B5)

Converted: 1955 by Todd Shipyard Corporation drydock, Brooklyn, New York to a cruiseferry, renamed Aquarama

This one did not really start out as  an ugly ship, once she was quit a beautiful vessel but she 

Lurline

Dunno source via http://www.boatnerd.com

Lurline

IMO : 7321087

Build : 1973, Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, nr 662

Here is what looks like a normal-ish containervessel, owned by the

Merry X-mas

To all the worldwide readers of this website:

MERRY X-MAS !

for you, your loved ones, your family & friends.

Have a wonderful few days!

Kent Trader

Kent Trader

IMO : 8511603

Build : 1986 by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, Germany, nr 81 as Weser Importer

If you just take a quick glance at this ship there is nothing strange about it, but when you

Rachid Fares Enterprises

Rachid Fares Enterprises

I have discovered quit a few ugly ships till now and I guess a lot will follow but it hasn’t

Carmel Bio-Top

Carmel Bio-Top

IMO : 9267546

Build : 2004 by Estaleirod Navais de Viana, Castello, Portugal, nr 214 as Rio Yarkon

It has been mentioned already a few times in relation to this site:

Wind Surf

Wind Surf

IMO : 8700785

Build : 1989 by Soc. Nouvelle des At. & Ch. du Havre (ACH) – Le Havre, France, nr 274 as La Fayette

Cruising on a cruiseship : Not for me but I can understand the attraction

Green Ships (part 1)

Green Ships

Today I wanna talk to you about green ships, not the environmental friendly ones (that’s a