Saturday 28 February 2015

NTUGBU-1

She was a non propelled products tanker built in Poland in 2007 / 2508gt 5600dwt named
Limosa 2 and French owned. She was fitted with 3 thrusters in 2014 and renamed
 Ntugbu-1 Nigerian flagged in September 2014.
She is being towed by MTS Vanquish from Rotterdam to West Africa via Las Palmas and
anchored in Lyme Bay 27/2/2015. Sailed 4/3/2015.


                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 28/2/2015.
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


YU HENG XIAN FENG

1998 / 53,240gt 5140 cars Ex Alioth Leader 2013 owned by NYKCOS car carrier company,
China which is a joint venture of NYK and COSCO. She was enroute from Bremerhaven
via Panama to San Diego / Japan and China  when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 27/2/2015.


                                Picture taken from the pilot boat off  Brixham 27/2/2015.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Tuesday 24 February 2015

WILHELMINE

2012 / 21,019gt 165 trailers. She is operated by Cobelfret, Belgium and is on their Rotterdam
to Lexioes service.She came into Babbacombe Bay to shelter 23/2/2015.


                                  Picture taken from Marine Drive, Toquay 24/2/2015.
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
SERDOLIK

2012 / 3505gt owned by Volga Shipping, Russia. She was enroute from St.Petersburg
to Waterford and came into Babbacombe Bay to shelter 24/2/2015 and left that night.


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 24/2/2015
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
SCL ELISE

2009 / 5599gt managed by Enzian, Switzerland. She is enroute from St. Petersburg to Vigo
 and came into Torbay to shelter 24/2/2015.


                                   Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain, Torquay 24/2/2015
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 23 February 2015

BBC ANGLIA

1997 / 4078gt managed by Briese Schiffahrts, Germany.She is enroute from Esbjerg
to Canakkale,Turkey with a deck cargo of wind turbine blades and came into Torbay
21/2/2015 to shelter.


                                           Picture taken from Paignton 21/2/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

COSCO BELGIUM

2013 / 153,666gt 13,350 teu owned by Cosco,China. She was enroute from Antwerp
to Port Said and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 18/2/2015.


                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 18/2/2015.
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
HYUNDAI PRIDE

2014 / 141,868gt 13,100 teu owned by Hyundai, S.Korea.She was enroute from Rotterdam
to Port Said and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 15/2/2015.


                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 15/2/2015.
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Friday 13 February 2015

CSCL PACIFIC OCEAN

2014 / 187,541gt 19,100 teu owned by China Shipping Container Line. CSCL's ships are the
 second largest containerships in the world and they are the largest to pilot at Brixham.She is
enroute from Rotterdam to Port Klang and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 13/2/2015


                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 13/2/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 8 February 2015

NJORD HARDRADA

2007 / 28,069gt managed by Schulte Shipmanagement (UK) Ltd.She was enroute from
Amsterdam to New York and called at Brixham 7/2/2015 to board 3 crew members and
land 3.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 7/2/2015.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
APL GWANGYANG

2011 / 113,735gt 10,100teu owned by American President line,Singapore.She was enroute
from Rotterdam to Jebel Ali and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 7/2/2015.


                                 Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 7/2/2015.
                                                  Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 2 February 2015

APL VANDA

2013 / 151,200gt 13,900 teu owned by American President Line, Singapore. She was
enroute from Rotterdam to Port Said and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 2/2/2015.
This is her first visit to Brixham every other return voyage she sailed from Southampton.


                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 2/2/2015.
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite