News
Hascosay set to head east
Craig Taylor 12/03/2010 13:23:00
THE NorthLink freight and livestock vessel Hascosay has been sold to a Middle East buyer and she will be leaving Kirkwall in the next few days bound for Beirut.
Hascosay, which covered some 432,000 nautical miles
since joining the NorthLink fleet eight years ago, was replaced by the
newer and larger MV Hildasday three weeks ago.
She has been purchased by a Jordanian buyer and will now be used for
shipping livestock to Jordan from Brazil, Georgia and Romania.
Since leaving NorthLink's service, Hascosay has found a temporary home
in Kirkwall. She is now scheduled to leave for a shipyard in Beirut
where she will undergo some modifications designed to facilitate her
new livestock-only role.
Her regular NorthLink crew of around 17 will undertake the 12-day
voyage to Beirut from where they will fly home to resume work on other
vessels within the NorthLink fleet.
NorthLink chief executive Bill Davidson said: "We're delighted to have
secured a buyer for Hascosay. During her eight years with us, many
people grew very attached to her and it would have been particularly
sad if such a sturdy vessel had gone to scrap."