Saturday 28 May 2016

G.PARAGON

2013 / 46,786gt LPG tanker owned by SK Shipping Company, S.Korea.She is 1 of
the 3 largest in their fleet and was enroute from Port Neches, Texas to Terneuzen when
 she  boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 28/5/2016.


                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 28/5

Wednesday 25 May 2016

CSCL INDIAN OCEAN

2015 / 187,541gt 19,100 teu owned by China  Shipping Container Line.She was enroute
from Rotterdam to Port Klang when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/5/2016.


                                     Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 25/5.

Monday 23 May 2016

P962 SKUDD

She entered service in 2010


                                  Picture taken from Devils Point,Plymouth 23/5/2016.
P960 SKJOLD

At Plymouth there are 2 Norwegian Skjold class corvettes on FOST. These air cushioned
catamarans 260 tons full load have a top speed of 60 kts which makes them the fastest
 warships in the world.
She entered service in 1999.


                                Picture taken from Devils Point, Plymouth 23/5/2016.

Sunday 22 May 2016

HANJIN GOLD

2013 / 141,574 gt 13,100 teu owned by Hanjin. S.Korea. She was enroute from Rotterdam
 to Algeciras when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/5/2016.


                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 22/5
DONG-A METIS

2010 / 60,396gt 6700 cars Ex STX Changxing Rose 2013, owned by Dong -A Tankers
 S.Korea.She was enroute from Dakar to Bremerhaven when she boarded a deep sea pilot
 at Brixham 22/5/2016.


                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 22/5
SPARTAN

1979 / 668gt owned by Gigilinis Salvage and Towage Company, Greece.She arrived
in Torbay 19/5/2016 from Rotterdam to await orders.The last time she was in Torbay
was from 9/6/2011 to 3/8/2011.


                                        Picture taken from the pilot boat 22/5

Sunday 15 May 2016

GLORIOUS ACE

2010 / 58,938 gt 5219 cars owned by Mitsui Osk Line,Japan. She was enroute
 from Bremerhaven to Newark, USA when she landed her deep sea pilot at
 Brixham 15/5/2016.


                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 15/5

Monday 9 May 2016

SERENISSIMA

1960 / 2598gt 110 pass 59 cabins 50 crew owned by Premier Cruises, Croatia and
 chartered to Noble Caledonia.She is cruising this month from Portsmouth on 7 night
 cruises this one is called Island Life and visits the Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands.
She arrived at Dartmouth 9/5/2016 from Portsmouth and sailed to Tresco.


                                            Picture taken from Kingswear 9/5

Friday 6 May 2016

HOEGH TRACER

2016 / 75,717gt 8,500 cars owned by Hoegh Autoline Shipping AS, Norway. She is the
3rd in a series of 6 post panamax PCTC's of the New Horizon Design and they are the
 largest in the world.She arrived in Southampton from Bremerhaven this morning 6/5/2016
 and is seen sailing for Le Havre this evening. She is on her maiden voyage from the Far East
 to N.Europe.


                                              Picture taken from Hythe 6/5

Monday 2 May 2016

ALBATROS

1973 /28518gt 812 pass operated by Phoenix Reisen,Germany, She is on a 9 day cruise
 from Bremerhaven and called at Portland early this morning 2/5/2016 to offload passengers
 going to Stonehenge then came to Torquay and sailed this evening to St.Peter Port.


                                Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham as she was
                                               about to board the local pilot 2/5

Sunday 1 May 2016

HANJIN EUROPE

2012 / 141,574gt 13,100 teu owned by Hanjin, S.Korea.She was enroute from Rotterdam
 to Algeciras when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/5/2016.


                                     Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 1/5.