Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	POLA
Arrived:	14 Feb 1984
Departed:	22 May 1984
Career:	Renamed CAPE SYROS-1984 Swivelled by Ashley Upsher 14 Feb 1984 as POLA and unswivelled as CAPE SYROS 21 May 1984 Mid Essex WSS - Lloyds List: arrived 14 Feb 1984 sailed 22 May 1984 as CAPE SYROS.
Tonnage:	8,898 gross
Built:	1978
Type:	Cargo ship
Owner:	Pola Shipping Co., Monrovia, Liberia
LR/IMO Number:	7705491
ID	7705491

POLA laid up in the River Blackwater. She arrived 14 February 1984 as POLA, was renamed CAPE SYROS and sailed 21 May 1984. Date: cApril 1984.

Above: POLA laid up in the River Blackwater. She arrived 14 February 1984 as POLA, was renamed CAPE SYROS and sailed 21 May 1984. Date: cApril 1984.
Source: Mersea Museum / Tony Stacey Collection

POLA laid up in the River Blackwater April 1984

Above: POLA laid up in the River Blackwater April 1984
Source: Mersea Museum / Ian Clarke Collection