In just one day in the Port of Townsville, vessels of the ghost fleet which continually pass through unnoticed by local scribes provided the potential for a range of interesting yarns . For example , Bison Express , one of two livestock carriers in port , bellowed out for attention . Do they call the skipper Buffalo Bill ? Cargo details, destination?
The other livestock carrier was Doreen , who could have been the sister of Buffalo Bill's girlfriend , trigger happy Annie Oakley who , according to the song , could not get a guy with a gun , but she sure could plug a target . None of these two ships rated a mention in the local media .
Our S(h)ipping Reporter, the only one north of Nowra , has a black book which lists seagoing vessels named after members of the opposite sex. Due to poor eyesight , he mistakenly took the cattle boat Doreen for a similar sounding notorious cargo vessel , flying under the Togolese Republic flag, which is believed to have been used in dodgy trading between China and North Korea , placed on an international watch list .
However , in port was the South Korean flagged bulk carrier CH Clare , above , of the Chang Myung Shipping Company , built in China in 2010 , moored just across from the Bison Express. It's home port is in the Korean province of Jeju , known as the Island of the Gods , renowned for roaring winds, magnificent rocks and women , a popular holiday spot for Koreans and Japanese . If there were any Koreans in the crew it could have made an interesting story asking them what they think about the North Korean situation and the possibility of a nuclear war .
