In South Dock.

Kava Sound in the background undergoing conversion to a floating nightclub. Anyone know what eventually happened to her. Am I right in remembering Mr Le Blond's Wear Dockyard were supposed to own it and it was a case of working on her when there were no drydockings on the go?

Graham

Miramar just records converted to restaurant in 1989.
Built 1962 as GISELA BARTELS, 1973 UNION STAR, 1977 KAVA SOUND.

VEDRA at Sunderland 30.04.77

Not ure what happened to KAVA SOUND, one moment she was there, ten a gap of visists and she was gone, just assumed Le Blond gave her up as a hopeless cases and had her broken up in situ. Only aboard her once as Kava Sound, reg in Singapore and remember her as a comfortable ship accomodation wise. Nice paint work jon of grey hull, blue upperworks, poss from Greman days, before Dennison red.
Graham

VEDRA and WEAR HOPPER NO4 18.07.82,the outbound ship is the OARSMAN.

VEDRA
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built by Fleming & Ferguson Paisley,
Yard No 800

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Port of Registry: Sunderland
Propulsion: non propelled
Built: 1963
Ship Type: Bucket Dredger
Tonnage: 326 grt
Length: 130 feet 5
Breadth: 31 feet 5
Draught: 10 feet 6
Owner History:
River Wear Port Commissioners
Status: Scrapped -

Remarks: Sold to Panama 1991
later deleted from Lloyd's Register

THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS ON THE CLYDE.

Footnote.

The VEDRA took over from the Pontoon Dredger VISCOUNT RIDLEY which was built in 1909 by Fleming & Furguson Ltd, Paisley for Blyth Harbour Commissioners.

Happy days Steve I replaced Jimmy Rowe as engineer when he retired