Tuesday 30 June 2015

CSCL GLOBE

2014 / 187,541gt 19100 teu owned by China Container Shipping Line.She was enroute
 from Rotterdam to Port Klang and landed her deep sea pilot this evening at Brixham
 30/6/2015. This is her third call here.


                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 30/6/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 29 June 2015

P963 STEIL

She entered service in 2012.


                                    Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth 29/6/2015.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
P961 STORM

At Plymouth are 2 Norwegian Skjold Class Corvettes on FOST. They are air cushioned
catamarans 260 tons Full Load with 4 gas turbines driving 2 waterjets giving a top speed
 of 60 knots which makes them the fastest warships in the World. They are armed with a
 76mm Oto Melara gun and have 2 x quad Kongsberg anti ship missile launchers recessed
 in the aft deck.
 Storm entered service in 2010.


                                   Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth 29/6/2015.
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite.

Tuesday 23 June 2015

CSCL ATLANTIC OCEAN

2015 / 184,000 gt 19,100 teu owned by China Shipping Container Line.She is the last
in the present series of 5 ships.She was on her maiden voyage return to China from
Rotterdam and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham enroute to Port Klang 23/6/2015.


                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 23/6/2015.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 22 June 2015

MANCHESTER BRIDGE

2015 / 150,709 gt 13,870 teu owned by K Line, Japan.She is on her maiden voyage
from China to N.Europe via Singapore and Piraeus.She boarded her deep sea pilot
for Rotterdam at Brixham 22/6/2015.


                              Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 22/6/2015
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday 21 June 2015

GLOVIS COURAGE

2013 / 59,060gt 6000 cars owned by Hyundai Glovis, S.Korea.She is enroute from
 Cotonou, Benin to Bremerhaven and boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 21/6/2015.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 21/6/2015
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Thursday 18 June 2015

SAMCO EUROPE

2007 / 160,882 gt 317,260 dwt owned by Samco Shipholding Pte Ltd, Singapore and
managed by V Ships France. She is carrying 276,000 tons of North Sea crude oil which
she loaded with ship to ship transfer at Southwold and then landed her deep sea pilot at
Brixham 18/6/2015 on her way to China.


                              Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 18/6/2015.
                                              Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Monday 15 June 2015

MOL QUEST

2013 / 151,963gt 13,900 teu owned by American President Line, Singpore and chartered
to Mitsui OSK Line, Japan.She was enroute from Rotterdam to Port Said East Container
 Terminal and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 15/6/2015. This was her first visit here.


                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off  Brixham 15/6/2015.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Wednesday 10 June 2015

PAGANELLA

2009 / 47,059 gt 5000 cars owned by F.Laeisz, Germany and chartered to MOL, Japan.
She is enroute from Zeebrugge to Halifax and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham
9/6/2015. She is operating on  MOL's service Europe - East Coast N.America - Panama
 - West Coast S.America and N.America - Japan.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 9/6/2015
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Friday 5 June 2015

F496 GOKOVA

1980 / 4100Tons ,Turkey, Gabya Class Frigate, Ex USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class FFG 13
Samuel Eliot Morison sold to Turkey in 2002. She is coming into Plymouth for the weekend
during her FOST 4/6/2015


P842 FRIESLAND

2013 / 3750 Tons, Dutch, Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessel. She is entering the Sound
from the Eastern Entrance to carry out a boat transfer of FOST staff from SD BOVISAND.
4/6/2015.


F83 ST. ALBANS

2001 / 4900 Tons Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate. She is leaving the Sound after a boat transfer
of  FOST staff 4/6/2015


S359 BURAKREIS

2005 / 1800 Tons Dived, Turkey, Gur Class Mod 209 Type 1400.
Entering Plymouth for the weekend during her FOST 4/6/2015.


 These next 5 pictures of Warships on FOST were all taken from Devils Point, Plymouth
 during the evening of 4/6/2015

F330 VASCO DA GAMA

1991 / 3900 Tons ,Portugal ,Vasco Da Gama Class Meko 200 Frigate Entering port for 3 hours
 during her Flag Officer Sea Training 4/6/2015.