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.