Arklow River Maintains a Christmas Tradition

Photographs © John H. Luxton 2006

IMO number:	9238404	Name of ship:	ARKLOW RIVER
Call Sign:	EIGW	Gross tonnage:	2999
Type of ship:	General Cargo Ship	Year of build:	2003
Flag:	Ireland	Status of ship:	In Service
Registered owner:	ARKLOW SHIPPING	Address:	North Quay, Arklow IRISH REPUBLIC
Ship manager:	ARKLOW SHIPPING	Address:	North Quay, Arklow IRISH REPUBLIC

Of the many ships on the move on Saturday December 23, 2006 only ARKLOW RIVER maintained the Christmas tradition of mounting a Christmas tree on the ships mast. A few years ago this was a much more common occurrence and even undertaken by the Mersey Ferries and the Isle of Man Steam Packet's Lady of Mann.