North Head in Hobart
The former Manly Ferry in Hobart in 1990.
At the time she was under the ownership of former firefighter Jim Hickman after her sale in 1987. She had travelled to Hobart under her own power and was in excellent condition.
Following Mr Hickman's passing she was sold to owners in Cairns whose plans folded after conversion for static use had begun. She is now landlocked and battling the mercy of the tropics.
This shows one of the gearboxes with a spare shaft from her sister Bellubera, awaiting installation. The existing had failed during the voyage down but, as a double ender, the ship merely changed ends!
North Head in Hobart
The former Manly Ferry in Hobart in 1990.
At the time she was under the ownership of former firefighter Jim Hickman after her sale in 1987. She had travelled to Hobart under her own power and was in excellent condition.
Following Mr Hickman's passing she was sold to owners in Cairns whose plans folded after conversion for static use had begun. She is now landlocked and battling the mercy of the tropics.
This shows one of the gearboxes with a spare shaft from her sister Bellubera, awaiting installation. The existing had failed during the voyage down but, as a double ender, the ship merely changed ends!