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Peyo Yavorov at Hansahafen, Hamburg, 06.07.2008
+++ Broken up at Chattogram, Bangladesh, beached 17.03.2010 +++
Built at "Georgi Dimitrov" Shipyard, Varna, Bulgaria
Yard No.: 301
Completed: 02.11.1984
First name: Peyo Yavorov (1984)
Subsequent names:
- none
Port of registry: Varna, Bulgaria
Call sign: LZGQ
Gt/Nt/Dwt: 12.554 / 5.621 / 16.562
L/B/D (m): 158,70 / 22,80 / 9,70
Speed: 16 knots
Number of 20 ft. containers: 919
Owner, registered owner, manager & operator: Bulgare Navigation, Varna, Bulgaria
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As a kamikaze vessel is original idea :) but not ! :) the idea was to use them as transport or support vessels. The same things goes to all vessels flying the flag of USA! In any time they can be called and used for military purposes if any "situation" requires. :) so now the idea of "war able" fleet is not so strange to you ;). I have to say that m/v Geo Milev is no longer a container vessel. She's reconstructed as a general cargo vessel and is going to be used for shipping scrap. But with this crisis in shipping nowadays I really doubt that she can operate and earn. So you will no longer have a chance to take a picture of her visiting Hamburg as a container vessel operating on the BULCON line. :-(
Greetings fm Bulgaria :) and keep taking photos!
P.S. Can anyone provide me with info about the pillar or station or whatever it is, based on the river Elbe about 10 miles from Hamburg, which plays the national anthem of the nationality of any vessel that passes by !? I'll be glad, don't know a damn word in German! :(
COKL, Just wonder how your captain will guide the vessel in Hull's lock when you have no more than a meter distance from the sides of the vessel to the lock's sides and did not have all the time in the world to enter when the weather is perfect? :) BULCON services are scheduled to be cancelled, perhaps the Black Sea and the Mediterranean lines will continue to operate, you can see why! :) the company has a fleet ot 60-70 bulkcarriers and the container line is just a remote service. Afterall Bulcon just can't compete with MSC, MAERSK or any other of the big lines. It's good to know that in the mid 80's and early 90's BULCON was the only line that provided link and service between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and North-West Europe. The last time I was onboard Yavorov, was for 2 complete voyages starting Istanbul,Ambarli, Izmir, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Astakos(Greece) and back to Istanbul, and all the time she was almost fully laden. The bad management and no investments killed that line...
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ok, I completely misunderstood the phrase " load the tanks and go attack the US" :-D And yes, the idea of "war able" fleet is used around the world, I think. Like the British did with QE 2 in the Falkland crisis in 1982. And wasn't there a British container vessel requisitioned by the government which was sunk by Argentinian missiles?
So Geo Milev has been reconstructed and operates no longer on the Hamburg route... happy, that I at least met her once then! :-)
Now if Bulcon discontinues the container service in Northern Europe I suppose I'll be seeing none of the sisters again. What a pity :-(
The place on the Elbe you talked about is called Schulauer Fährhaus/Willkomm-Höft. It's situated in Wedel, a small community just outside of Hamburg. That's all I can tell you because I've only been there once years ago. So the link Cornelia provided will give you a good idea about that place. :-)
All best wishes from Germany,
Jens
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My first voyage ever (as a deck cadet) was on board of this vessel.
I experienced a lot and I was only 17 years old (now I'm 22)... collision with small fishing vessel in the English Channel (due to thick fog) resulting 2 or 3 holes (I don't remember) in the bulbous bow. Big fire in E/R, it was hard to breathe on the lower decks of the accommodation. Very very bad weather in the Bay of Biscay! A lot of repairs.
Yes she is quite old but she never let us down :-D !
Best regards
:-)
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thanks for your comment!
I appreciate comments very much, especially when the commenting person has sailed/is sailing on the vessel. :-)
Hope you had some less exciting and more enjoyable moments, too, on board of Peyo Yavorov. :-D
Best regards,
Jens
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Geo Milev
and Aleko Konstantinow
But this is all I can find about the ship-greeting facility near Hamburg
http://www.schulauer-faehrhaus.de/englisch/index.php Perhaps Jens "Grasbrook" knows more, becuase he is from Hamburg :-D
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Best Regards fm Bulgaria!
P.S. if someone writes about holes in a vessel that is actually operating doesn't have any idea of shipping or seafaring! :lol:
The scratches and the rust on the both boards are caused by the locks in Hull and Immingham UK, so even after repair and painting, visiting those ports 2-3 times will do the same damage! :)
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There are just many ships out there that are better taken care of. Like one I were on, the captain was very keen on having everything clean and NO scratches from whatever lock, or dent - rather wait till wind comes down. Ship's name was "Jonni Ritscher".
I am wondering, how this Bulcon-company is doing now, in these times that is difficult for many shipping-companies and many laid up ships, they really do not have the most efficient ships out there.
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thanks for this very interesting information! :-)
So she and her sisters were intended to serve as some kind of "kamikaze"-vessels in times of war? Creepy idea!:-o
Thank God, there never was the need to try this...
And you were on board when I took this picture? Nice coincidence, really.
I like these older vessels very much, too. I think I also have a photo of her sister Geo Milev somewhere. And you must excuse Cornelia, she prefers today's generation of containerships, that's all.:-D
Hope you'll be back on board of Peyo Yavorov soon and that she still has many years ahead of her!
Best wishes from Germany to Bulgaria,
Jens
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I must say you must have had a rather big bucket if Peyo reminds you of it. My, how big was the garden? :-D
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She looks great this way.
Greetz,
Marie-Anne
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She may be an "oldie", but she looks wonderful...
Best regards,
Jens
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