Ship to Ship (STS) Operation – BEL TAYLOR + NS AFRICA – 23.07.2010

On Friday 23rd July 2010 a ship to ship operation between the 1990 built MHL flag product tanker BEL TAYLOR with Torm lines colours alongside the 2009 built LBR flag crude oil tanker NS AFRICA was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS offshore Malta.

BEL TAYLOR was built in Denmark as GOLAR ABERDEEN trading until November 1993; BONA BRAVE until July 1996; SITAMONA until February 2003 and TORM HILDE until February 2005. Her IMO was 8913849

NS AFRICA was built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2009 Her IMO was 9413573

Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos – www.maltashipphotos.com