J3474 : The "Niekerk", Belfast (August 1986)

taken 38 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The "Niekerk", Belfast (August 1986)
The "Niekerk", Belfast (August 1986)
See J3474 : Donegall Quay, Belfast (1984) (March 1984). The freight-only ferry “Niekerk” was built in 1971 as the “Starmark”. The vessel took over the Heysham route in 1986 and continued (later as the “Spheroid”) until 2001. Seen here making an evening arrival from Heysham and turning in the Lagan to berth at Donegall Quay. J3474 : The "Spheroid" at Belfast (April 1991) shows her as the “Spheroid”. This area in now inside the impounded River Lagan J3474 : The Lagan weir footbridge, Belfast - October 2014(3).
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 20 August, 1986   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 November, 2014
Geographical Context
Rivers, Streams, Drainage  Docks, Harbours 
Place (from Tags)
Belfast 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 344 745 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0506N 5:55.2365W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 344 744
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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Donegall Quay  Harbour  Belfast Harbour  Ship  Ferry  River  River Lagan 

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