Hi John 1) It was a one time occasion that the Silvretta was under Chinese charter. We went to only one Chinese port before dry dock in Hongkong and I can't even remember it's name correctly, something like "Tsamkong", a very small town. The Silvretta was built for the lakes and locks in Canada originally, I would have loved to go there instead of China.
2) I've seen a lot of old and unserviced ships like the Texas Sun, mostly under Panama or Greek flag. We can just hope the do not transport oil or any other dangerous goods :-( 3) I had to buy that Olympus XA again on a flee market for sentimental reason and it's 35mm Zuiko lens is very good, I carry it with me when the Pentax is to heavy. he shutter is also very silent. thanks for your email greetings Markus > > Markus, I find the shots of China particularly fascinating since > my wife and > I went there only in April this year. Apart from the number of cars now > seen. there doesn't seem to be much change! Which ports/towns > were you in? > I once boarded a 23,000 ton freighter in Manchester and went with her down > the ship canal to Liverpool: not as much space each side as you seemed to > have in the Panama! At one stage we were looking down onto the roofs of > houses alongside the canal, as she was in ballast. > Did the Texas Sun make it? The amount of rust on her bows suggests she was > probably flag of convenience registry, with the usual lack of maintenance > that implies. > Great shots, just shows what the old compacts could do. > > John Coyle > >
