Ship Chase 49 - STI Condotti (full ver) - arrives at Port Botany - all radio calls - Mavic Pro in 4K

If, like me, you love big red tankers, then this one's for you. The Aframax-size STI Condotti is heavy as we catch her approaching Botany Bay. An escort of 4 tugs is waiting, and we hear the radio exchanges between the ship, Sydney VTS, the pilot vessel and the tugs. The radio calls are interesting, giving some insight into the operational processes behind bringing a big ship like this into port. If you're not interested in the radio conversations go straight to the 7min 41sec mark. I've actually left out a lot of the radio calls after this point because they were associated with my drone being spotted by the crew and the pilot notifying VTS and the tug crews chiming in and the Water Police being notified...blah blah blah🙄. I've made an extended version of this chase which I might share in the future. Suffice to say there was never any cause for the concerns raised, but the reaction typified the negative thinking around drones that is pervading the Australian public, driven largely by regulatory knee-jerk reactions. This issue aside, it was a rewarding chase - a good thing because I stayed away from chases for the following 3 months! Hope you enjoy it, don't forget to click 👍 and subscribe for more Ship Therapy! Here are the ship's details -
STI CONDOTTI
Crude oil tanker
IMO 9690810
Flag: Marshall Islands
256 x 43 metres
Deadweight: 109,999 tonne
Gross tonnage: 64,705 tonne
Displacement on arrival: 122,807 tonne
Draughts on arrival: 14.0 metres even keel
Built: 2014
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samho Yard, South Korea
Owner: STI Condotti Shipping Co., Monaco
Operator: Scorpio Tankers Inc. (STI), Monaco
STI owns and operates over 100 tankers. In addition to the Condotti we have caught two other STI ships - the STI Stability (ship chase 47) and the STI San Antonio (ship chase 57).

[@jcc2709]

Gracias!

[@OzbeachAndy]

Why couldn’t they say dead weight is 110000t from 109999t lol nice footage Phil. Ps sounded like a bossy tug master giving the orders out haha cheers mate.🇦🇺👍🍷🍷🍷

[@shiptherapy8883]

Ozbeach Andy Thanks Andy, buggered if I know re the deadweight, but good question. Maybe the extra tonne takes it into a different category or insurance bracket maybe? That pilot seems always to be “bossy”. I’d probably be a bit more descriptive in what I think of him. He’s the *#@§ who had the water police called when he saw the drone filming the ship. Talk about an over-reaction. Anyway...onward and upward. Cheers mate, Phil. 👍🇦🇺🥂🥂🍻

[@fergnjude]

Another great Capture Phil, first chance to view KZbin have been Cara-vanning and not a lot of access to WiFi, well done again mate.

[@shiptherapy8883]

John Fergusson Many thanks John. Yes I’ve been enjoying your touring videos. Looks like you were lucky enough to miss the various bushfire emergencies we’ve had, although I think the Sunshine Coast has had its own dramas! Cheers mate, Phil 👍

[@thesevenseas]

Great footage yet again! What a weather this is. Tough one! Is it possible for me to use and upload this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, inland barge ships, navy, etc. Of course full credit and a link to your KZbin page will be given when I upload. If you want to talk this through via e-mail, that's also possible. My email is on my youtube page. I'm looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Thanks