The KORMORAN came to load a cargo of water treatment equipment to take to Egersund in Norway from Gloucester based company Axia who construct oilfield equipment for use by the North Sea oilrigs.
With 16 bridges to pass through it took almost four hours for the KORMORAN to travel along the canal to Gloucester. The coaster had a canal pilot on board to assist with making sure the ship passed through the bridges without damage. A ship of this has only has about 200 millimetres either side as she passes through each bridge and some are located on difficult bends!
The German coaster KORMORAN at Quedgeley
