:) Hello again!
As a kamikaze vessel is original idea :) but not ! :) the idea was to use them as transport or support vessels. The same things goes to all vessels flying the flag of USA! In any time they can be called and used for military purposes if any "situation" requires. :) so now the idea of "war able" fleet is not so strange to you ;). I have to say that m/v Geo Milev is no longer a container vessel. She's reconstructed as a general cargo vessel and is going to be used for shipping scrap. But with this crisis in shipping nowadays I really doubt that she can operate and earn. So you will no longer have a chance to take a picture of her visiting Hamburg as a container vessel operating on the BULCON line. :-(


Greetings fm Bulgaria :) and keep taking photos!


P.S. Can anyone provide me with info about the pillar or station or whatever it is, based on the river Elbe about 10 miles from Hamburg, which plays the national anthem of the nationality of any vessel that passes by !? I'll be glad, don't know a damn word in German! :(

COKL, Just wonder how your captain will guide the vessel in Hull's lock when you have no more than a meter distance from the sides of the vessel to the lock's sides and did not have all the time in the world to enter when the weather is perfect? :) BULCON services are scheduled to be cancelled, perhaps the Black Sea and the Mediterranean lines will continue to operate, you can see why! :) the company has a fleet ot 60-70 bulkcarriers and the container line is just a remote service. Afterall Bulcon just can't compete with MSC, MAERSK or any other of the big lines. It's good to know that in the mid 80's and early 90's BULCON was the only line that provided link and service between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean and North-West Europe. The last time I was onboard Yavorov, was for 2 complete voyages starting Istanbul,Ambarli, Izmir, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Astakos(Greece) and back to Istanbul, and all the time she was almost fully laden. The bad management and no investments killed that line...

Despite she looks rusty she's rather seaworthy. Originally Yavorov was built as a general cargo vessel, later reconstructed as a container vessel. She has sisterships - Geo Milev, Aleko Konstantinov. Built by the communists here(I'm fm Bulgaria) the original idea was to use those ships in times of war. In other words - load the tanks and go attack the US ;) So the steel plates used in the building were thicker. Overall construction of the vessel was with the idea of "WAR" in mind, so as you may guess she has rather good strenght and is rather seaworthy despite her rusty look and here old age! I was onboard at the time this picture was taken :) Serving my time as assistant officer, now after I'm 3rd officer I'm looking forward to serve on her board again! Love that vessel !!!

Best Regards fm Bulgaria!

P.S. if someone writes about holes in a vessel that is actually operating doesn't have any idea of shipping or seafaring! :lol:
The scratches and the rust on the both boards are caused by the locks in Hull and Immingham UK, so even after repair and painting, visiting those ports 2-3 times will do the same damage! :)

Oh my, this is something every shipspotter dreams of ? It seems you just got what you always wanted to get. It does remind me in something we had in our garden when I was a kid. An old bucket, that was used to water the plants. Just that most of the water was already lost once you were close to the plants, since the rust did a good job 8-)

Fantastic composition.
She looks great this way.

Greetz,
Marie-Anne