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).