LFB14207 Edward James makes it way back up the Hunter River at Newcastle.

What a story; built 1943 in New York, USA as tug (ST44) CAPTAIN LAWRENCE B MORRIS for the US Government; sold 1956 and renamed EDWARD J FAIRNIE by Geelong Harbor Trust, Victoria, Australia; sold 1978 and adapted for fishing (UX9); refitted 12016 as refrigerated fishing vessel. It has also seen time operating out of Launceston, Tasmania, and, Geelong, Victoria in Australia.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

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Bulk Carrier TW JIANGSU
IMO: 9603532
MMSI: 636015513
Built in 2012 and currently sailing under the flag of Liberia.

TW JIANGSU has an overall length of 229m and beam of 38m. Her gross tonnage is 51,265 tons and a DWT 93,225 Tons.

Entering Newcastle by the Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia.

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