M/V Saint Oran

After a brief two weeks onboard the Saint Angus, two cargos - coal from Swansea to Bangor N.I. then Cork to Aberdeen with Birities I paid off to join the M/V Saint Oran at Bonawe Quarry Lock Etive just inland from Oban to load tarry chips "tarmac" for Craignure Isle of Mull two hour steaming time away. The shipwas one week old and a fantastic experience in the diversity of cargo carried off beat obscure ports visited including Fair Ilse with a crew of six 4 Scots 1 Irish and me "Taffy"

Photograph of M/V Saint Oran Lightship Marsh Lock half way up The Manchester Ship Canal about to enter the Weaver Navigation enroute to Winnington ICI factory for a cargo of Calcium Chloride