TORONTO EXPRESS

2003 / 55,994gt 4400 teu owned by Hapag Lloyd, Germany.She is enroute from Hamburg
to Montreal and landed an overcarried Elbe pilot at Brixham early this morning 29/12/16 then
anchored 4.4 miles out in Lyme Bay.She left 30/12.

                              Picture taken 29/12 from Berry Head, Brixham in a fog bank.

MAERSK NOTTINGHAM

2004 / 25,700gt 2556 teu incl 600 ref owned by Borealis Maritime Ltd,UK and chartered to Maersk.
She is enroute from Hamburg to Turbo, Colombia and called at Brixham 28/12/2016 to land
 an overcarried Elbe pilot.

                                     Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 28/12.

ANDALUCIA STAR

1991 / 11,658gt owned by Star Reefers part of Siem Shipping Inc, Norway. She is enroute from
Uddevalla, Sweden to Cristobal.Panama and anchored in Lyme Bay just before midnight 23/12/16
and left 24 hrs later.

                                Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs, Torquay 24/12

TORBAY SPOTTER would like to wish all his followers a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.

NYK RIGEL

2009 / 55,487gt 4922 teu owned by NYK Line, Japan. She is enroute from Rotterdam
to Halifax and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/12/2016.

                                     Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 23/12.

SELAMET

It must be a coincidence to have two bulk carriers sheltering off Torquay at the sametime
both carrying packaged timber from Sweden to Egypt.
Selamet built 1998 / 14,762 gt 23,488 dwt owned by Rana Shipping Turkey and bound from
Oskarshamn to Alexandria arrived in Lyme Bay to shelter 15/12/2016.She left 16/12.

                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 16/12

OCEAN MELODY

2008 / 17,979gt 29,572 dwt owned by Reitaku Kaiun, Japan.She is enroute from Ljusne,Sweden
 to Alexandria with a cargo of packaged timber and came into Torbay to shelter 13/12/2016.
She left 16/12.

                                    Picture taken from Meadfoot Beach,Torquay 14/12

QUEBEC EXPRESS

2006 / 42383 gt 4043 teu owned by Hapag Lloyd, Germany. She had come from Montreal
and is now outward bound for Antwerp,so she is being turned in the Upper Swinging Ground
by Svitzer Bargate and Svitzer Ferriby.

                                     Picture taken from Marchwood 6/12/2016

HYUNDAI AMBITION

2012 / 140,979gt 12562 teu Owned by Danaos Sipping,Greece and chartered to Hyundai.
She arrived at Southampton from Hamburg and sailed to Singapore.She is on the LP5 service.

                                     Picture taken from Marchwood 6/12/2016

MSC SILVANA

2006 / 94483gt 8400 teu Owned by MSC, and she had arrived at Southampton from Tangier
and will sail to Rotterdam. She is on the EPIC service.

                                       Picture taken from Marchwood 6/12/2016

CMA CGM CORTE REAL

2010 / 153,00gt 13344 teu. She had arrived at Southampton from Algeciras and sailed to Dunkirk.
She is on the FAL1 service.

                                      Picture taken from Marchwood 6/12/2016

TONGALA

2012 / 61106gt 6500cars owned by Wilhelmsen, Norway.She was arriving at Southampton from
Zeebrugge and was being turned by Svitzer Bargate and Svitzer Ferriby to go astern onto berth 35.

                                     Picture taken from Hythe 6/12/2016

2 K LINE VC'S AT SOUTHAMPTON
On the left HORIZON HIGHWAY 2016 / 76,500gt 7500 cars, on her maiden voyage to N.Europe
arrived from Zeebrugge and will sail to Bremerhaven.
HAMBURG HIGHWAY 2015, she arrived from Bremerhaven 20/11 and unloaded at berth 104
then 22/11 moved to berth 40 to act as floating storage until 9/12 when she leaves for Baltimore.

                                    Picture taken from Hythe in foggy conditions 6/12/2016

HILWAH

2002 / 164,292gt 316,808dwt owned by Bahri,Saudi Arabia.She was enroute from Sidi Kerir
to Rotterdam when she boarded a deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/11/16.

                                      Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

ELLY MAERSK

2007 / 170794gt 16850 teu owned by Maersk Line, Denmark.She was enroute from Colombo
to Felixstowe when she called at Brixham to board the Felixstowe Port Pilot 23/11/16.This is
 the first time an E-Class Maersk has called at Brixham.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

STAD AMSTERDAM

2000 / 723gt a fully rigged ship operated by Randstad Holding, Netherlands used for
training and as a passenger ship.She is on a cruise from Ijmuiden to Lexioes, Portugal
and came into Torbay to shelter overnight and left this morning 22/11/16.

                                       Picture taken from Waterside, Paignton 22/11.  

FEHN MARINER

1999 / 2056gt Managed by Fehn Ship Management, Germany.She was enroute from
Brake,Germany to Bermeo,Spain when she came into Torbay  19/11/2016 to shelter.

                                          Picture taken from Waterside, Paignton 19/11   

MARGIRIS

1997 / 9499gt 6200dwt 163m x 18m.She is the world's 2nd largest Supertrawler and Factory Ship.
She is owned by Atlantic High Sea Fishing Company, Lithuania a subsidiary of the Dutch company
Parlevliet and Van der Plas.She came from Ijmuiden and anchored in Torbay today for a
diving inspection.

                                     Picture taken from Quarry Bend, Paignton 14/11.

GUARDIAN LEADER

2008 / 57,692gt  6700 cars. Owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel and chartered to NYK. She
landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 12/11/2016 enroute from Emden to Newark, New Jersey.

                                                                    
                                  Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 12/11. She was
                                                                 4 miles away.

THEA MARIEKE

2001 /2311gt managed by W& R Shipping, Holland. She arrived from Sheerness to
shelter  in Torbay 8/11/2016 enroute to Wicklow. Sailed 10/11.

                                         Picture taken from Preston Sands 9/11

EAGLE TOLEDO

2002 / 58,166 gt 107,092 dwt owned by American Eagle Tankers Inc Ltd, Bermuda
landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham 6/11/2016 while she was enroute from Ust-Luga,
 Russia to Bilbao.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

USNS LCPL ROY M.WHEAT

11 days after she boarded a deep sea pilot at Brixham she came back 6/11/2016 and
landed one while she was enroute from Nordenham to an unknown destination.She
anchored off Talamone,Italy and is now on her way back to the U.S.

                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 6/11

USNS LCPL ROY M. WHEAT

1987 / 50,101 tons full load. She was built as the Russian roro/containership Vladimar Vaslyayev
and sold to USMSC in 1997 and converted to a Vehicle Cargo Ship with extra garage space
and cranes fitted.She boarded a deep sea pilot at Brixham 27/10/2016 whilst enroute from
Sunny Point, North Carolina to a Northern European port which was Nordenham, Germany.

                                Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 27/10

SUNSHINE EXPRESS

The second was at 9.49 am
2011 / 28,465gt owned by Fuyo Kaiun Co Ltd, Japan.She was enroute from New Orleans
to Amsterdam and boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/10/2016.

                                      Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 1/10

MAERSK WISCONSIN

Yesterday MTS piloted 2 ships together 1 up and 1 down. This was the first at 9.42am.

2000 / 50698gt 4338 teu owned by Maersk Line Ltd, USA. She was enroute from Bremerhaven to Norfolk,Virginia when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/10/2016.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 1/10

EAGLE KUCHING

2009 / 60,379gt 107,841 dwt owned by American Eagle Tankers, Bermuda.She landed
 her deep sea pilot at Brixham 26/9/2016 whilst enroute from Primorsk, Russia to
Milazo, Italy.

                                   
                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 26/9

MERIT

2000 / 2301 gt owned by Fahrdorfar Schiffahrts, Germany.She arrived 25/9/2016 in the Deepwater Anchorage from Wicklow to await orders.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 26/9

CHINA PROGRESS

2006 / 88,900gt 175,322 dwt owned by China Maritime Transport, Taiwan.Yesterday she
landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/9/2016 whilst enroute from Ijmuiden to Colombo,
Sri Lanka.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 23/9

BNS LOBELIA M921

She is a Belgian Tripartite Class Minehunter built in 1989 / 605 tons.She is on her way from
Zeebrugge to Plymouth and anchored in Torbay last night and spent today exercising off
Berry Head.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/9/2016

HAMBURG HIGHWAY

The tugs Svitzer Bargate and Lomax assisting Hamburg Highway to move
from Berth 35 Southampton where she arrived at from Bremerhaven this morning
 16/9/2016 to Berth 104 from where she will sail to Baltimore.

                                                 Picture taken from Hythe Marina.

MAERSK ERVING

2011 / 141,694 gt 13,092 teu Owned by Zodiac Maritime, UK and chartered to Maersk Line,Denmark.She arrived at Southampton from Le Havre on her first visit to the port and
operates on the Lion / AE6 Service.This service using 13,100 teu ships has replaced the
 Swan / AE2 and calls on Thurs/Fri. She is seen passing Calshot on her way to Felixstowe.

                                      Picture taken at Calshot 16/9/2016

HILWAH

2002 / 164,242gt 316,600 dwt owned by Bahri,Saudi Arabia.She was enroute from
Rotterdam to Sidi Kerir when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 27/8/2016.

                                Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 27/8

MOSCOW RIVER

1999 / 56,076gt owned by SCF Novoship, Russia.She was enroute from Antwerp to
Baton Rouge, USA when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 27/8/2016.This was
 the first time she had called here.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 27/8.

2 COASTERS IN TORBAY SHELTERING FROM THE UNSEASONAL WEATHER

Left- DOUWE-S 2011/2802gt managed by Steenstra, Holland enroute from Germany to Pasajes.
Right- RMS LAAR 1985/1570gt managed by Rhenus Maritime Services, Germany enroute from  Rotterdam to New Ross.

                                    Picture taken from Waterside, Paignton 21/8/2016

THV PATRICIA

She has been servicing the local buoys and anchored in Torbay 20/8/2016

                                            Picture taken from Brixham 21/8

SWALLOW ACE

2007 / 58685gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line,Japan .She had just boarded
her deep sea pilot off Brixham 5/8 /2016 enroute from Davisville to Antwerp.

                                     Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

FIRST EVER VISIT OF 2 CRUISESHIPS TO TORQUAY 5/8/2016

On the left SEABOURN QUEST 2010 / 32,477gt 450 pass Owned by Seabourn
Cruises Line USA and she was on a 16 night Celtic Quest Cruise from Dover with
Torquay as it's first port of call and sailed onto Londonderry.
On the right HAMBURG 1997 / 15,067gt 420 pass She was built as C.COLUMBUS
for Hapag Llloyd and since 2012 has been operated by Plantours and Partners,Germany
and renamed HAMBURG.She is on a 12 day Around British Isles Cruise from
Bremerhaven calling at Dover yesterday Torquay today and sailed onto Dublin.

                                    Picture taken from Preston Seafront 5/8/2016

SINCERITY ACE

2009 / 59,408 gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui Osk Line, Japan.She landed her deep
sea pilot at Brixham 30/7/2016 whilst enroute from Antwerp to Koper, Slovenia.

                                         Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

MARAN SAGITTA

2009 / 56,957gt owned by Maran Tankers of Greece.She was enroute from Antwerp
to Baton Rouge when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 30/7/2016

                                       Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.

51 GRASP

This Safeguard class Rescue and Salvage Ship was built in 1985 / 3200 tons and
transfered to United States Military Sealift Command in 2006.

                                  Picture taken from the Torpoint Ferry at Plymouth 16/7.

774 USS VIRGINIA

Today 16/7/2016 saw the departure of this Virginia Class Attack Submarine from
 Plymouth after spending a week alongside.She was commissioned in
 2004 / 7800 Tons and is armed with 12 VLS Tomahawk missiles.

                                 Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth with the tugs
                                               SD Faithful and  SD Careful alongside

DRIVE GREEN HIGHWAY

2016 / 75,126 gt 7500 cars owned by K Line, Japan. She is the first of 6 Drive
Green Project ships being built by Japan Marine United.She arrived at Southampton
from Bremerhaven and sailed to Baltimore.

                                           Picture taken from Hythe 15/7/2016

EPIC BIRD

2014 / 5320 gt LPG Tanker on charter to Epic Gas of Singapore. She was enroute
from Houston to Fawley but anchored in the centre of Lyme Bay 9/7/2016 to await
 orders.14/7 she moved into the Deepwater Anchorage off Torbay to join the other
2 LPG Tankers already there.Sailed to Fawley 18/7.

                                          Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 15/7.

TALL SHIPS RACE 2016 60 th Anniversary
Antwerp to Lisbon

On the left MIR 1988 Russian
On the right CHRISTIAN RADICH 1937 Norwegian

                          Picture taken from Paignton 13/7/2016 the ships are 8 miles
                            away passing Torbay which was the start point of the first
                                       Tallships race in 1956 from Torbay to Lisbon

2  LPG TANKERS AWAITING ORDERS IN LYME BAY

On the left GAS LEGACY 98 / 3392 gt arrived 9/7/2016 from Brest. 4 miles out from
Marine Drive,Torquay.Sailed to Mongstad 28/7

On the right GAS ICE  91 / 2985 gt arrived 10/7/2016 from Aveiro.2.5 miles out from
Marine Drive,Torquay. Sailed to Fowey 22/7and then to Lavera,France

Both are owned by Stealthgas Inc. Greece.

                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 11/7

NYK BLUE JAY

2016 / 144,285gt 14,000 teu owned by NYK LINE, Japan.She landed her deep sea pilot at
Brixham 7/7/2016 on her way from Rotterdam to Suez.

                                       Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 7/7.

AEGEAN ODYSSEY

1973 / 11563gt 350 pass owned by Aegean Odyssey Maritme,Greece and operated by
Voyages To Antiquity a one ship British cruise company.She is on a 15 day Iberia, France
and England Cruise from Seville to Dover. She was at Falmouth yesterday and arrived at
 Dartmouth today 23/6/2016 her first visit here and sailed to Honfleur.She was built as
 Zim Navigation's  ro-ro ferry Narcis and converted to a cruise ship in 1988 and had a
 refurbishment in 2010.

                                             Picture taken from Kingswear 23/6

SARA

2011 / 164,041gt 323,184 dwt Ex Maersk Sara 2014 owned by Euronav Tankers BV, Belgium
 and registered in France.She arrived from Hound Point, Scotland 21/6/2016 to land her deep
sea pilot and take on stores before sailing to Chiba,Japan.She anchored 4 miles north east of
Berry Head and left at midnight.She sailed as far as the Lizard and is anchored awaiting further
 orders.Sailed to Rizhao, China 27/7

                           Picture taken from the pilot boat 8 miles out from Berry Head 21/6.

MAPLE ACE II

1992 / 38349 gt 4000 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan. She was enroute from Tynemouth
to Barcelona when she landed her deep sea pilot off Brixham 21/6/2016.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 21/6.

ARTANIA

1984 / 44588gt 1200 pass owned by Phoenix Reisen of Germany.She is on a 15 day Around GB
Cruise from Bremerhaven, She called at The Isles of Scilly yesterday and arrived at Torquay this
 morning 21/6/2016 to disembark 170 passengers that were going on a Devon and Dorset coach
 excursion and would  rejoin the ship at Portland where she left for 2 hours later.

                                     Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham
                                       after she had boarded the local pilot 21/6.

MODI R

1994 / 1201 gt Split Hopper Dredger owned by Rohde Nielsen A/S of Denmark.She arrived
in Babbacombe Bay 18/6/2016 from Bremerhaven and anchored  before entering Teignmouth
 on tonight's tide.She is going to dredge the entrance channel to Teignmouth port deeper.
Left for Esbjerg Sat 2nd July.

                                    Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs, Torquay 18/6