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Goodbye To All That
The events of November 14 & 15, 2016, at Onehunga Wharf were rather low-key.
There was no fanfare and no formal farewells to mark the final shipping activities at Auckland's "other" port.
But at 10.45am on 15/11/16, "Milburn Carrier II" cast off her stern line and set sail,
bringing to an end around 180 years of shipping at the Port of Onehunga. :-(
 Tika berths her last ship
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 Tika nudges Milburn Carrier II alongside
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 The last ship to berth at Onehunga
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 The last time we'll see this sight
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 A bow-on view of MC2
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 Alongside, moments before casting off
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 And she's off ... the last sailing from Onehunga
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 Milburn Carrier II heads past the ramp one last time
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 The last glimpse of a ship in the shadow of Mangere Mountain
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 Passing the end of the wharf
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 A last glimpse of two great servants of Onehunga
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 Heading for Hillsborough
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FINAL DAYS' FOOTAGE
14/11/16 The very last Milburn turn
14/11/16 Tika's final duties
15/11/16 Stowing the gangplank
15/11/16 Releasing the bow line for the final time
15/11/16 Casting off from Onehunga one last time
15/11/16 Sailing into history - Onehunga's final departure
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