Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	FLAMAR PROGRESS
Arrived:	13 August 1981
Departed:	11 January 1982
Career:	Built as FORT PONTCHARTRAIN. Renamed 1980 FLAMAR PROGRESS - 82 RAINBOW FREEZER - 87 RAINBOW STAR. Broken up calcutta 30 Jul 1994 Arrived 13 Aug 1981 departed 11 Jan 1982 [George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]
Tonnage:	9,873 gros
Built:	1969
Type:	Reefer
LR/IMO Number:	6826004
ID	6826004

FLAMAR PROGRESS in the River Blackwater Date: c1982.

Above: FLAMAR PROGRESS in the River Blackwater Date: c1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / Ashley Upsher Collection

FLAMAR PROGRESS laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 13 October 1981.

Above: FLAMAR PROGRESS laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 13 October 1981.
Source: Mersea Museum / Derek Sands

West Mersea Lifeboat exercise with RAF Sea King helicopter in the River Blackwater. In the background are left laid up container ship MANCHESTER VANGUARD and on the right FLAMAR PROGRESS and FLAMAR PRIDE. Date: cJanuary 1982.

Above: West Mersea Lifeboat exercise with RAF Sea King helicopter in the River Blackwater. In the background are left laid up container ship MANCHESTER VANGUARD and on the right FLAMAR PROGRESS and FLAMAR PRIDE. Date: cJanuary 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / Terence Smith

Fishing in the River. The laid up ships in the background are FLAMAR PRIDE and FLAMAR PROGRESS, which were in the River in 1981. The fishing boat and men are not yet known ... Date: cOctober 1981.

Above: Fishing in the River. The laid up ships in the background are FLAMAR PRIDE and FLAMAR PROGRESS, which were in the River in 1981. The fishing boat and men are not yet known ... Date: cOctober 1981.
Source: Mersea Museum / Peter Bibby Collection