Saturday 27 August 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.

Sunday 21 August 2016

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

Friday 5 August 2016

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