The multi-purpose general cargo ship Onego Deusto sailed early this afternoon after approximately twelve hours in port. The ship has called here several times with rail from Poland. This time however the ship arrived from Belfast, Northern Ireland, which would normally mean that it was carrying an aircraft component or components, such as a fuselage section or tail assembly. Yesterday the Industrial Charger also arrived from Belfast, presumably with the same type of cargo. However, since I did not actually lay eyes on any cargo from either ship, I can't say for certain what they were carrying. Both ships docked at Pier 9C where cargo could have been trucked away fairly promptly.
The Onego Deusto has an interesting history (recounted here before, but worth repeating.)
The ship was built by Vahali Shipyard's Belgrade yard in 2008 for the now defunct Beluga Shipping. The 6312 gt, 9832 dwt ship is of the open hatch design (hatch is full width of hold) with moveable pontoon type tweendecks, two box shaped holds, equipped with two 40 tonne SWL cranes.
It was built as Beluga Skysails, and fitted with a telescopic jib boom on the bow, which could carry a para sail to assist in propulsion. When Beluga failed, the ship became BBC Skysails in 2011, then Onego Deusto in 2019. On its first few visits in Halifax, as BBC Skysails, it still carried the jib boom but that has since been removed.
In these July 11, 2015 photos, the jib is the black object well forward, and is in the retracted position.
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