2nd officer
m/s Oihonna
m/s Oihonna
After Railship I was called from FG-Shipping to do a stand in on M/s Oihonna as First Officer. I signed on in Helsinki and we sailed on liner traffic to Luebeck.
As usual cargo was the normal ro-ro stuff - trailers, mafi's and trucks. The crew was very friendly and well established in the routine of the route. The vessel, despite her age, was working well albeit a bit scuffed in the corners but that was to be expected. The superstructure was well designed and spacious for her traffic. Holds and decks were clean too.
The "Oihonna" name is hailing from the now defunct Effoa Shipping Company, she was still displaying the "eyes" on her bow. There was an embossed star in a circle on p/sb side of the bow. Old Effoa hands said one of the eyes were looking for cheap bunker, the other for cheap provisions. The stories of stingy Chief cooks in Effoa abounded as well as about old men who was very particular of the company china and dressing up for dinner.
Oihonna was built in 1984 by Rauma Yards in Finland. She has length overall 155m with DWT 12870 and lane length 2070m. Also a very well working tool.
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