We don't often see ships anchored in the Moray Firth off Golspie but we spotted the Meri yesterday in the fleeting rays of the evening sun. She's registered in Finland and is described as a 'heavy load carrier'. Owned by Meriaura Ltd and launched in 2012, she's designed to work in high-latitude, difficult conditions. So, for example, she is designed to run ahead in open waters and astern in ice.
The angle of this photo makes her look fairly short. In face she has plenty of deck space for cargo, being over 100m long.
The Meri has a claim to fame: she's the first cargo ship in the world to be run on biofuel.
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