With a draught of 14.9 metres and stacked high on top deck she was ready to depart so a Harwich Haven pilot boards the CSCL Arctic Ocean from the shore side for the outward passage to the Sunk.
Once onboard the pilot requests three Svitzer tugs and the mooring gang for the departure. Svitzer Kent goes aft for the centre lead aft, Svitzer Shotley makes fast starboard quarter and the Svitzer Deben makes fast centre lead forward.
The ship begins to single up as the tugs get ready to pull the CSCL Arctic Ocean clear of the berth. Springs fore and aft were the last to be released. The pilot gets all three tugs to steadily increase power to edge her into the channel being careful not to get too close to the Zhen Hua 23 alongside on berth 9.
As the CSCL Arctic Ocean comes away from the berth, crew on the bridge wing takes loads of photos of the Zhen Hua 23.
Safely in the channel, Svitzer Shotley eases and closes up ready to let go. As the pilot begins to come ahead on the main engine. Deben stops towing and closes up to let go. Kent drops in astern but kept fast aft. The pilot wanted the Deben to reposition onto the port quarter ready for a push indirect as the CSCL was a bit slow picking up speed.
Approaching the Fort Buoy, the pilot gets the Deben to push up full power at a 45 degree angle on the most aft tug marker. The ship steering nicely around the 90 degree Beach End turn, the pilot gets the Kent to close up to let go from aft as the Deben was doing a grand job assisting her out of the harbour into the North Sea.
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