NIVOSA | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 21:25

About

Completed 1984 as "NIVOSA" for Shell Australia. 2008 sold Partankers Norway and renamed Ballina. Laid up 2010 at Labuan. 2012 sold to Indian recyclers.

Also known as	Ballina
IMO number	8300602
Call sign	VJNV
Construction number	1921
Tonnage	124.754 ton
Beam	46m
Length overall	255m
Year of construction	1984
Year of renaming/broken up	2012
Service for Shell	1984 to 2008
Cargo	Crude
Class	N-class 115.000 ton
Flag state	Australia
Home port	Sydney
Manager	Shell Tankers Australia
Shipyard	Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Nagasaki Japan
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Australia

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Permalink Submitted by Harold Davies on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 01:00

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Permalink Submitted by Shannon Banks on Sat, 03/29/2014 - 07:44

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Permalink Submitted by Stephen Gentles on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 12:26

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Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
Brian Bacon	pumpman	1984 to 1989
Brett Whiteoak	3rd officer	1984 to 1985
Ian Mackenzie	chief steward	1986 to 1999
Stephen Gentles	able seaman	1988
John Rose	superintendent	1990 to 1993
Sam Bearda 2	master	1991
Ross Marsden Ab	able seaman	1995 to 1998
Ross Marsden Ab	deck	1995 to 1998	on deck watch keeping..pirate lookout
Jamie Proudlock	intergrated rating	1996 to 2000
Adrian Cazaly	5th engineer	1996 to 1998
Peter Hernando	engineer	1998 to 2009
Noel Newton	chief steward	1999 to 2004
Verner Haidak	electro technical officer	2002
Christopher Seen	t.i.r	2007

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
08/08/2017 - 12:26	Stephen Gentles	At anchor off one of the Persian Gulf states during Iran / Iraq war. Lifeboat drill held. 2nd mate in charge of boat. Decides to pull nearby Fish trap. 2 nice big fat cod inside. In his wisdom decided they had to be taken onboard. When error of his ways pointed out he decided compensation was in order. So believe it or not went back to Ship, with Cod. Ran up to his Bar, grabbed 24 pack of plastic wrapped Coke cans, repulled Fish traps, replaces Cod with Coke. He was quite content with himself until back on board it was pointed out in large letters on can, Product of Australia, and then we reminded him that we are a 140,000 ton Australian Tanker anchored 600m from a plundered Arab Fish trap and they would probably remove his hands if possible. He seemed very eager to leave that area.
03/29/2014 - 07:44	Shannon Banks	I had the greatest time of my sea going career on the Nivosa. I was a trainee engineer onboard. She shaped my life that ole girl. She will always be remembered. Shannon Banks Class 1 Marine Engineer.
08/19/2011 - 01:00	Harold Davies	Shell Tanker NIVOSA/BALLINA: In June 1989 I found a bottle with a note in it on a desolate beach on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas. The note said it had been thrown overboard in mid-Atlantic on 18 Aug 1987. It was signed "The Master" I wrote a note to the address listed on the message and recieved a letter from a Capt Spooner who confirmed that the ship was at that position on the specified date but he never threw the bottle over. One of the crew must have signed "The Master" and and thrown the bottle over. So crew member you know who you are. It's time to come forward and set the record straight! lol. I still have the bottle and it has never been opened. I can still read the note from outside the bottle.