TEIGNMOUTH

In port on Sunday 22/3/2015 were from right to left,

SANDETTIE 2004 / 2656gt from Klaipeda, sailed to Rotterdam

CELTIC SPIRIT 1990 / 2890gt from Averio,sailed to Poole

WILSON ASTAKOS 2010 / 2481gt from Rouen, sailed to Swansea.

                                         Picture taken at Teignmouth 22/3/2015.
                                             Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

P62 LE JAMES JOYCE

2015 / 1900 tons Samual Becket Class Offshore Patrol Vessel.She is the second in this class
built by Babcock Marine Appledore for the Irish Navy and is due to be handed over shortly.
She finally left Friday 17th July

                                             Picture taken from Instow 22/3/2015
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

CELTIC VENTURE

1990 / 2606gt owned by Willie of Cardiff. She arrived  in Victoria Wharf, Plymouth
from Glasson Dock to load clay for Aliaga.

                                   Picture taken from Mountbatten, Plymouth 22/3/2015.
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

75 DONALD COOK

1998 / 9033 tons She is a USN Arleigh Burke Flight II Destroyer  on a port visit to
Plymouth and is exercising with FOST ships. From Plymouth she will sail to Scotland
and take part in the Exercise Joint Warrior with 5 other USN ships.

                                 Picture taken from Staddon Heights, Plymouth 22/3/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

INGUNN

2001 / 2998gt Ex Merwezoon 07. Dutch registered and managed by Vaage Ship Management,
Norway. She arrived at Poole from Londonderry and is loading ball clay for Ceuta.

                                              Picture taken at Poole 20/3/2015.
                                                Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

LIBERTY PROMISE

2010 / 57,030gt 6100 cars owned by Liberty Maritime Corp, United States. She had crossed
 from Charleston to Riga where she offloaded US Army vehicles and equipment for Operation Atlantic Resolve.Then she called at Bremerhaven and Antwerp before landing her deep sea
 pilot at  Brixham 18/3/2015 enroute to Port Said. This was her first visit to N.Europe.

                                Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 18/3/2015.
                                                  Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

TR NIKLAS

2014 / 36,353gt managed by Tufton Oceanic Shipping Management,Isle of Man.She
 was enroute from Tilbury to Iskenderun, Turkey and called at Brixham 7/3/2015 to
 land a superintendent.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 7/3/2015.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

CSCL VENUS

2011 / 158,000gt  14,074 teu owned by China Shipping Line.She was enroute from Rotterdam
to Jeddah and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 7/3/2015. This is the first time one of this
class has called here.

                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 7/3/2015.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

F79 HMS PORTLAND

2000 / 4900 tonnes Type 23 frigate.She was in Torbay carrying out navigation training
and sailed past Brixham 6/3/2015.

                                  Picture taken from Overgang, Brixham 6/3/2015.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

AMETHYST ACE

2008 / 60,143gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan.She was enroute from
 Barcelona to Rotterdam and boarded her deep sea pilot 4 miles out from Brixham
6/3/2015.

                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 6/3/2015.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MOL QUARTZ

2013 / 151,963gt 13,900 teu owned by American President line, Singapore and chartered
to Mitsui OSK Line, Japan. She was enroute from Rotterdam to Port Said and landed her
 deep sea pilot at Brixham 6/3/2015.

                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 6/3/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

GHAZAL

She is one of the biggest tankers that are regular callers at Brixham. 333m x 60m x 21.7m draft

GHAZAL

2009 / 160,782 gt 317,664 dwt owned by Bahri ( National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ).
She is enroute from Rotterdam to Sidi Kerir, Egypt  and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/3/2015.

                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 1/3/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite