Published on 23 Mar 2017
The latest 19437TEU Pegasus Class 'MSC Rifaya' sails from Felixstowe on her maiden voyage to Europe. 2017 built MSC Rifaya built at Samsung Heavy Industries, handed to MSC on a 15 year bareboat charter from Ocean Yield and Quantum Pacific Shipping. MSC Rifaya is the 10th ship in the class to come to Europe.
She sailed from the Far East via the Suez Canal with a draft of 14.5 metres to the Port of Felixstowe. Wednesday 22nd March around 0400am the Rifaya arrived at the Sunk Pilot Station to board a pilot to go starboard side to Felixstowe Berth 8. She was helped to the berth with 2 Svitzer tugs and made fast alongside.
Cargo operations commenced and the ETD was 7am the next day. During the evening and night the departure time changed several times and was then confirmed for 11am.
Thursday 23rd around 11am, the MSC Rifaya had finished cargo, the pilot ordered the tugs and mooring gang.
Svitzer Deben and the Svitzer Shotley left the tug pontoon to assist her off the berth with a port swing and a powered in-direct. Svitzer Deben was made fast on the centre lead aft and the Svitzer Shotley pushed on the portside. As the wind was a brisk Easterly wind the tugs had to push her onto the fenders so the lines fore and aft could be released off the bollards. Once the lines were clear the pilot got the tugs to move from the ships side and Svitzer Deben to stretch the line and pull minimum away for the quay. The pilot gave a kick ahead then got the Svitzer Shotley to position on the quarter ready to push while the Svitzer Deben came out into starboard quarter at 50% to take the stern around.
Quite swiftly the stern started to swing and the pilot gave another kick on the engine to help the swing. Svitzer Shotley comes away from the portside as she starts to come ahead.
The pilot gets the Shotley to reposition on the port quarter while Deben comes straight astern ready for a powered in-direct around the 90deg Beach End out of the harbour.
Svitzer Deben shows a brilliant angle with powered in-direct.
She sailed from the Far East via the Suez Canal with a draft of 14.5 metres to the Port of Felixstowe. Wednesday 22nd March around 0400am the Rifaya arrived at the Sunk Pilot Station to board a pilot to go starboard side to Felixstowe Berth 8. She was helped to the berth with 2 Svitzer tugs and made fast alongside.
Cargo operations commenced and the ETD was 7am the next day. During the evening and night the departure time changed several times and was then confirmed for 11am.
Thursday 23rd around 11am, the MSC Rifaya had finished cargo, the pilot ordered the tugs and mooring gang.
Svitzer Deben and the Svitzer Shotley left the tug pontoon to assist her off the berth with a port swing and a powered in-direct. Svitzer Deben was made fast on the centre lead aft and the Svitzer Shotley pushed on the portside. As the wind was a brisk Easterly wind the tugs had to push her onto the fenders so the lines fore and aft could be released off the bollards. Once the lines were clear the pilot got the tugs to move from the ships side and Svitzer Deben to stretch the line and pull minimum away for the quay. The pilot gave a kick ahead then got the Svitzer Shotley to position on the quarter ready to push while the Svitzer Deben came out into starboard quarter at 50% to take the stern around.
Quite swiftly the stern started to swing and the pilot gave another kick on the engine to help the swing. Svitzer Shotley comes away from the portside as she starts to come ahead.
The pilot gets the Shotley to reposition on the port quarter while Deben comes straight astern ready for a powered in-direct around the 90deg Beach End out of the harbour.
Svitzer Deben shows a brilliant angle with powered in-direct.
Dean Cable
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