Sunday 23 March 2014

AUTHENTIC

2004 / 78922gt owned by Nereus Shipping, Greece. Enroute from Gibraltar to
Rotterdam boarding a deep sea pilot 23/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 23/3/2014.
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


Saturday 22 March 2014

ETERNAL ACE

2011 / 59022gt  6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan.Enroute from Bremerhaven to
Bayonne, and she landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham this morning  22/3/2014 then went out
into Lyme Bay and drift sheltered.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/3/2014.
                                                         The ship is 10 miles out.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
HANNOVER BRIDGE

2006 / 98747gt 9000 teu owned by K Line, Japan. Enroute from Yantian to Rotterdam
boarding a deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/3/2014.
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
BAROCK

2007 / 43158gt  owned by Kambara Kisen, Japan. Enroute from the Yuzhny, Ukraine to
 Rotterdam boarding a deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/3/2014.


                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/3/2014.
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


APL TEMASEK

2013 / 151902gt 13900 teu owned by American President Line, Singapore. Enroute from
Rotterdam to Port Said landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/3/2014.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Thursday 20 March 2014

KELARVI

1995 / 1596gt owned by Orion Shipping, Russia. From Poole awaiting orders in Torbay 20/3/2014.
She left for the Baltic 23/3.


                                         Picture taken from Brixham 20/3/2014
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite






PYALMA

1987 / 2829gt owned by Orion Shipping, Russia. Enroute from Antwerp to Ribadeo, Spain
sheltering in Torbay 20/3/2014. She is a shortened version of a Romanian built
 Project 1565 vessel. Ex Volgo-Don 5097, 1993


                                         Picture taken from Brixham 20/3/2014.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


Wednesday 19 March 2014

APL VANDA

2013 / 151200gt 13900 teu owned by American President Line, Singapore. Enroute from
 Hamburg to Suez at Southampton 18/3/2014.


                                         Picture taken at Southampton 18/3/2014.
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
HYUNDAI TOGETHER

2012 / 133000gt 12562 teu owned by Hyundai, S.Korea. Enroute from Hamburg to Singapore
at Southampton 18/3/2014. She is the second ship to use the new SCT5 berth.


                                         Picture taken at Southampton 18/3/2014
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 16 March 2014

VENUS SPIRIT

2011 / 45959gt 5000 cars owned bt Nissen Car Carriers, Japan. Enroute from Barcelona to
Amsterdam boarding a deep sea pilot at Brixham 16/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 16/3/2014
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
GLOVIS CARDINAL

2012 / 60404gt  6000cars owned by STX Pan Ocean, S,Korea and chartered to Glovis, S,Korea
Ex STX Eagle renamed Aug 2013. Enroute from Bremerhaven to Suez landing a deep sea pilot
at Brixham 16/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 16/3/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


Saturday 15 March 2014

ANTJE WULFF

She left Torbay Friday 14/3 to go to Falmouth to bunker and returned to Torbay Saturday 15/3.


                                           Picture taken from Brixham 3/3/2014.
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

AQUAMARINE ACE

2008 / 60843gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan. Enroute from Bremerhaven
to Brunswick, Georgia landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 15/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 15/3/2014
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 3 March 2014

APISARA NAREE

Bulker, 1996 / 11474gt owned by Precious Shipping, Thailand. Enroute from Riga to
Alexandria with packaged timber sheltering in Torbay 3/3/2014.


                                          Picture taken from Brixham 3/3/2014.
                                                Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 2 March 2014

MARIA

Heavylift ship, a Sietas Type 161B with 2 x 350 ton + 1 x 250 ton cranes
2004 / 8383gt owned by SAL Heavylift, Germany. Enroute from Antwerp
to Porto Maghera, Italy sheltering in Lyme Bay 1/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken  from Marine Drive, Torquay 2/3/2014.
                                           The ship is 4 miles out in misty conditions
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Saturday 1 March 2014

GRAND CHOICE

1999 / 50309gt  4373 cars owned by Cido Shipping, Hong Kong. Enroute from
 Bremerhaven to Setubal landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/3/2014.


                                  Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 1/3/2014.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


YM UNANIMITY

2012 / 90532gt 8200 teu owned by Yang Ming, S.Korea. Enroute from Antwerp to Port Said
she landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham 27/2/2014 then anchored to shelter and left 28/2.


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014.
                                                  Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
LONE

Heavylift ship, a Sietas Type 183 with 2 portside mounted 1000 ton cranes.
 2011 / 15199gt owned by SAL Heavylift, Germany. Enroute from Bremerhaven
 to Sfax,Tunisia with a deckcargo of 2 rail mounted portal slewing cranes. She sheltered
 in Lyme Bay 28/2/2014 and left 1/3.


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
TORONTO

2005 / 61321gt 6500 cars owned by Wilhelmsen, Norway. She left Southampton and anchored
6 miles out in Lyme Bay to shelter 27/2/2014 and left for Santander 28/2


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
ASIAN EMPIRE

1998 / 71887gt 8000cars. She was lengthened to 229m in 2006. Owned by Eukor Car Carriers,
S.Korea, enroute from Antwerp to Port Said landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/2/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/2/2014
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite