RIVER EMBLEY

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RIVER EMBLEY made her final voyage from Weipa to Gladstone after 29 years of service

THE ore carrier, RIVER EMBLEY made her final voyage from Weipa to Gladstone on Saturday afternoon after 29 years of service. The SS EMBLEY, and her sistership RIVER BOYNE, were specifically designed for the bauxite trade between Weipa and Gladstone. Her keel was laid in 1982 in Nagasaki, Japan and under the guidance of her first Master, Captain Liddle, she arrived in Weipa on July 3, 1983 after sailing a distance of 3231 miles with an average speed of 11.55 knots. The twin funnels of the sisterships have been a landmark signature for the vessels, which were advanced ships of their time when fuel prices were very high. The SS EMBLEY made a total of 816 voyages, carrying 56,340,000 tonnes of bauxite, and 852,000 tonnes of alumina on occasional voyages from Gladstone to Newcastle. During her tenure she travelled a total distance of 1,632,000 nautical miles and burnt 1,836,000 tonnes of coal. The grand old carrier will be leaving Gladstone at the end of April, bound for Singapore to be handed over to new owners. Source : Western Cape Bulletin

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On Feb 16, 2010, a fire broke out in the machine room of the Australian ore carrier "River Embley" on Gladstone Roads off the Australian coast. Three crewmembers were intoxicated by smoke inhalation. Two of them had to be medevaced by the RACQ Capricorn Rescue Helicopter which landed on a cargo hatch of the 254-m-ship. The injured men were assessed by an intensive care paramedic and two of them were flown directly to Gladstone Hospital for observation and further testing. The vessel at that time was coming