Wednesday 28 May 2014

ULSAN EXPRESS

2014 / 135000gt 13092 teu owned by Hapag Lloyd, Germany. She is the last one in
 the present series of 10 built by Hyundai. She is on her maiden voyage and arrived
at Southampton from Colombo and will sail to Antwerp.


                                              Picture taken at Southampton 28/5/2014.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Tuesday 27 May 2014

VIOLET ACE

2011 / 49708gt 5000 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel and on charter to Mitsui OSK
Line, Japan. She is enroute from Antwerp to Port Said and landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham
27/5/2014.


                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 27/5/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 25 May 2014

YM UNIFORMITY

2012 / 90000gt 8200 teu owned by Yang Ming, Taiwan. She is enroute from Antwerp to
Xiamen and landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/5/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 25/5/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
PLANET ACE

1992 / 38347gt 3800 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan. Enroute from Amsterdam
 to Santander landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/5/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 25/5/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


SEA KESTREL

1993 / 1382gt owned by Torbulk Ltd, UK She arrived in Teignmouth with a cargo of blast furnace
slag from Port Talbot.


                                           Picture taken at Teignmouth 25/5/2014.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Friday 16 May 2014

SANTA ADRIANA

2013 / 40962gt owned by Mitsubishi Ore Transport, Japan. She is enroute from Rotterdam
to Port Kamsar, Guinea and is about to disembark a deep sea pilot at Brixham 15/5/2014.


                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off  Brixham 15/5/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


IVER BRIGHT

2012 / 6107gt an asphalt / bitumen tanker owned by Vroon, Holland and managed by Iver
Shipping, Holland. She is enroute from Antwerp to Gijon and is about to disembark a deep
sea pilot at Brixham 15/5/2014.


                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 15/5/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Thursday 15 May 2014

IRENE

1993 / 36438gt owned by Falalios Shipping, Greece. She had come from Rotterdam
to Torbay for an underwater inspection 15/5/2014. Then she sailed out to the Deepwater
 Anchorage to await orders. Left 20/6 for Norfolk, Virginia.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 15/5/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Saturday 10 May 2014

5043 EARL OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE

Part 2 was Zulu 48 to celebrate the Clun Castle 50th Anniversary with 5043 hualing
6 coaches + 2 service coaches from Plymouth to Oxford.


                                   Passing through Teignmouth Station 10/5/2014
D1015 WESTERN CHAMPION

Today Vintage Trains ran a 2 part special. D1015 hauled the Western Lickeys the Banks from
Solihull to Plymouth with 10 coaches and returned with 4 coaches to Tyseley. Somebody paid
£1015 for 2 tickets and to have D1017 Western Warrior plates fitted on one side for this charter.


                                         Approaching Dainton Tunnel 10/5/2014


Friday 9 May 2014

NUNNEY CASTLE

Nunney Castle No 5029 climbed the Dainton Bank today with the Anniversary Limited which
celebrated the 50th Annversary of the fastest recorded time from Plymouth to Bristol set by
Clun Castle in 1964.Today's train was steam hualed from Westbury to Plymouth and back
to Bristol.


                                             Approaching Dainton Tunnel 9/5/2014

Monday 5 May 2014

NORDIC RIVER

2007 / 25937gt  LPG Tanker owned by K Line, Japan. Enroute from Rostock to Yuzhny.Ukraine
landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 5/5/2014.


                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 5/5/2014.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
STAVROS S NIARCHOS

Leaving Brixham bound for Portsmouth 5/5/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 5/5/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 4 May 2014

APOLLONIA

2002 / 17697gt owned by Kastalia Shipping, Greece. She left Rouen with a cargo of grain
and came via Portland to Torbay for an underwater inspection 4/5/2014.Sailed to Havana
6/5/2014.


                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham as she arrived in Torbay 4/5/2014
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Thursday 1 May 2014

EMERALD BAY

2008 / 20242gt owned by Pioneer Marine Trading, Singapore. She is enroute from Rotterdam
to Avonmouth  and anchored 1/5/2014 in Lyme Bay off  Torquay awaiting charts to be delivered by
 MTS tomorrow morning.


                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 1/5/2014
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite