On Sunday afternoon, 9 September, my first duty location was in 'Lookout' where there were several visitors looking at a newly arrived vessel anchored at County Wharf. "Look," said an interested couple who were from Finland, "there is a container ship." They then asked me if Falmouth was a container port and how many and how often container ships dock in Falmouth harbour. I explained that Falmouth harbour has a variety of vessels arriving and departing including cruise ships, however it is not a container port like Southampton.
As the vessel had only just arrived there was no available information about the vessel located in the Lookout display. Having spent many years in Southampton port boarding ships of different shapes and sizes my interest in ocean going liners and other vessels was rekindled.
The vessel is refrigerated and it is a 'reefer' category, named Star Endeavour 1, registered in Singapore and is currently on charter to Del Monte for the transport of bananas and citrus fruits. It has a tonnage of 14,022 and was built in 2010. It arrived in Falmouth for a re-fit.
The man from Del Monte said yes to Falmouth docks!
