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October 17th, 2008

Off to the Mediterranean

10/17/08 This is the freighter Slotergracht of Amsterdam anchored off Portsmouth this morning. She is a Sevenstar yacht transport loading boats to be delivered to the Med. This particular delivery started in Ft Lauderdale and stopped in Savannah Georgia before arriving here in Rhode Island. The next stop is the Canary Islands then, Palma, Italy, Greece and Turkey. The company operates about 100 ships that move all kinds of cargo below decks including lumber, steel and grain. Topsides are reserved for yachts. Depending on the size of the vessels they will carry about 12-13 on deck. The largest boat in this delivery is an 82′ maxi sailing yacht being delivered to its new owner in Italy. Normally the load is about 75% powerboats and 25% sailboats. Most of these boats will be back to the East coast in the spring.

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