PEDER MOST
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:59 pm
As given by Mr. Peter Crichton:
In 1998 Ghana issued a set of 5 stamps to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the International Cocoa Organisation.
The 1500c value shows a ship loading a cargo of cocoa. The name of the ship can be seen on the stern and it reads “ER MOST”. According to Miramar there have been only two ships with this combination of letters-the PEDER MOST (4 different ships built in 1921,1961,1973 and 1984) and the SKIPPER MOST.
After comparing photo’s of both vessels on various internet sites I can confirm that the ship shown on the stamp is the PEDER MOST built in 1984.
Built as a cargo vessel under yard No 65 by Søby M.F. & S.V., Søby, Denmark for Nielsen Chartering A/S, Svendborg, Denmark.
May 1984 launched as the PEDER MOST.
Tonnage 1,459 grt, 895 net, 1,654 dwt, dim. 74.15 x 11.20 x 5.27m., length bpp 68.40m.
Powered by one diesel engine, 1,085 hp, speed 10 knots.
Cargo capacity grain 2,922m², bale 2,546 m². Container capacity 56 teu’s.
Derriks: 2 with a lifting capacity from 5 – 15 tons.
June 1984 completed.
Homeport Svendborg.
2003 Sold to Tanship Trading & Shipping Co. Malta and renamed TAN TRADER, managed by Alternatif Shipping & Trading, Istanbul.
17 December 2008 arrested at Genoa, Italy for unpaid wages, substandard food and no gasoil.
06 August 2009 crew repatriated.
2009 Sold to East Antilles Shipping Comp., St Kitts and Nevis, renamed CARIBBEAN TRADER.
2011 Sold to Galapaguena Corp. SA, Ecuador and renamed FLOREANA.
28 January 2015 she ran aground in the Bay of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno located off the coast of San Cristóbal, the easternmost island of the Galapagos archipelago, with on board about 1,400 tons of cargo and 49,2104 litres of fuel. She was underway from San Cristòbal for Santa Cruz and other islands in the archipelago.On April 4, 2015, T&T Salvage successfully refloated the grounded cargo ship FLOREANA in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Leading operations in the Galapagos Islands World Heritage Site, T&T Salvage ensured all fuel, oil and other pollutants were successfully removed prior to refloating the ship wreck that lie sunk on a rocky volcanic shoreline for over two months. The salvage team’s efforts were credited with protecting the historic and environmentally sensitive island where the HMS Beagle first landed in 1835 with naturalist Charles Darwin. The T&T Salvage team included Salvage Master Ted Hosking, with over 50 years of experience salvaging ships around the world, Jim Elliott former USCG COTP and Certified Type-1 Incident Commander, plus seasoned project managers, naval architects, salvage engineers, and technicians. Throughout the salvage operation, T&T Salvage worked closely with the governments of the Galapagos and Ecuador to achieve both safety and environmental objectives. The FLOREANA wreck removal included repairing the hull, sealing the damaged engine room and ballast tanks, and removing cargo from the flooded holds. All pollutants were removed, including draining all fuel and hydraulic lines, prior to pumping water from the flooded ship to a receiving barge to ensure no environmental damage. T&T Salvage then towed the FLOREANA outside the boundaries of the Galapagos Marine Reserve where it was subsequently scuttled in over 3,000 meters of water on April 6, 2015 under the direction of the government to prevent future environmental impacts to the World Heritage Site.
Source: DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2015 – 117
Ghana 1998 1500c sg2730, scott?
Source: Equasis; Miramar; Various internet sites.
In 1998 Ghana issued a set of 5 stamps to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the International Cocoa Organisation.
The 1500c value shows a ship loading a cargo of cocoa. The name of the ship can be seen on the stern and it reads “ER MOST”. According to Miramar there have been only two ships with this combination of letters-the PEDER MOST (4 different ships built in 1921,1961,1973 and 1984) and the SKIPPER MOST.
After comparing photo’s of both vessels on various internet sites I can confirm that the ship shown on the stamp is the PEDER MOST built in 1984.
Built as a cargo vessel under yard No 65 by Søby M.F. & S.V., Søby, Denmark for Nielsen Chartering A/S, Svendborg, Denmark.
May 1984 launched as the PEDER MOST.
Tonnage 1,459 grt, 895 net, 1,654 dwt, dim. 74.15 x 11.20 x 5.27m., length bpp 68.40m.
Powered by one diesel engine, 1,085 hp, speed 10 knots.
Cargo capacity grain 2,922m², bale 2,546 m². Container capacity 56 teu’s.
Derriks: 2 with a lifting capacity from 5 – 15 tons.
June 1984 completed.
Homeport Svendborg.
2003 Sold to Tanship Trading & Shipping Co. Malta and renamed TAN TRADER, managed by Alternatif Shipping & Trading, Istanbul.
17 December 2008 arrested at Genoa, Italy for unpaid wages, substandard food and no gasoil.
06 August 2009 crew repatriated.
2009 Sold to East Antilles Shipping Comp., St Kitts and Nevis, renamed CARIBBEAN TRADER.
2011 Sold to Galapaguena Corp. SA, Ecuador and renamed FLOREANA.
28 January 2015 she ran aground in the Bay of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno located off the coast of San Cristóbal, the easternmost island of the Galapagos archipelago, with on board about 1,400 tons of cargo and 49,2104 litres of fuel. She was underway from San Cristòbal for Santa Cruz and other islands in the archipelago.On April 4, 2015, T&T Salvage successfully refloated the grounded cargo ship FLOREANA in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Leading operations in the Galapagos Islands World Heritage Site, T&T Salvage ensured all fuel, oil and other pollutants were successfully removed prior to refloating the ship wreck that lie sunk on a rocky volcanic shoreline for over two months. The salvage team’s efforts were credited with protecting the historic and environmentally sensitive island where the HMS Beagle first landed in 1835 with naturalist Charles Darwin. The T&T Salvage team included Salvage Master Ted Hosking, with over 50 years of experience salvaging ships around the world, Jim Elliott former USCG COTP and Certified Type-1 Incident Commander, plus seasoned project managers, naval architects, salvage engineers, and technicians. Throughout the salvage operation, T&T Salvage worked closely with the governments of the Galapagos and Ecuador to achieve both safety and environmental objectives. The FLOREANA wreck removal included repairing the hull, sealing the damaged engine room and ballast tanks, and removing cargo from the flooded holds. All pollutants were removed, including draining all fuel and hydraulic lines, prior to pumping water from the flooded ship to a receiving barge to ensure no environmental damage. T&T Salvage then towed the FLOREANA outside the boundaries of the Galapagos Marine Reserve where it was subsequently scuttled in over 3,000 meters of water on April 6, 2015 under the direction of the government to prevent future environmental impacts to the World Heritage Site.
Source: DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2015 – 117
Ghana 1998 1500c sg2730, scott?
Source: Equasis; Miramar; Various internet sites.