by William Lafferty » September 13, 2022, 11:39 am
Europe suffered a potato famine of sorts in 1976 and the Emanuel was dispatched in ballast to Port Huron at the behest of a New York potato broker to load 5000 tons of Michigan and Wisconsin spuds for shipment to several European ports. It arrived at Port Huron on 21 October 1976. Emanuel was one of forty-three reefers built 1968-1981 to a basic standard design developed for the transport of fruit by its builder, Drammen Slip & Verksted of Drammen, Norway, for Maritime Fruit Carriers Co., Ltd., of Haifa, Israel. Drammen built twenty-six and three other yards the remainder. Emanuel was built for a subsidiary of its builder, A/S Shipping Enchant of Drammen. As TBreed VII it arrived at Alang, India, 30 June 2004 for demolition by JM Industries Ltd.
Europe suffered a potato famine of sorts in 1976 and the Emanuel was dispatched in ballast to Port Huron at the behest of a New York potato broker to load 5000 tons of Michigan and Wisconsin spuds for shipment to several European ports. It arrived at Port Huron on 21 October 1976. Emanuel was one of forty-three reefers built 1968-1981 to a basic standard design developed for the transport of fruit by its builder, Drammen Slip & Verksted of Drammen, Norway, for Maritime Fruit Carriers Co., Ltd., of Haifa, Israel. Drammen built twenty-six and three other yards the remainder. Emanuel was built for a subsidiary of its builder, A/S Shipping Enchant of Drammen. As [I]TBreed VII[/I] it arrived at Alang, India, 30 June 2004 for demolition by JM Industries Ltd.