Sunday 30 April 2017

MERMAID ACE

2010 / 58,939 gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Line, Japan.She was en route from Bremerhaven to Koper when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 30/4/2017.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.

NEW ENERGY

2016 / 165,465gt 319,000 dwt Managed by Associated Maritime Co ( Hong Kong ) Ltd and she was en route from Rotterdam to Singapore when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 30/4/2017.

                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.  
YM ENLIGHTENMENT

2015 / 47952gt 4662 teu owned by Yang Ming, Taiwan.She landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 30/4/2017 whilst en route from London Gateway to Norfolk.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.

Friday 28 April 2017

SPLENDID ACE

2003 / 56556 gt 6400 cars owned by Mitsui OSK Lins, Japan.She had come from Davisville
 and anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage off Torbay this evening 27/4/2017 to await a berth
in Emden.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 27/4

MORMAEN 15

Mormaen 15 with 2,200 tons of Cornish Granite rock armour being pushed up onto Hollicombe Beach by the Multicat workboat Sarah Grey as she unloads this evening. This is the 6th load one more load of 2,200 tons and that will complete the delivery of 16,000 tons. Mobile cranes will then
 move it all up to protect the bottom of the cliff face.

                                                 Hollicombe Beach 27/4/2017

Sunday 23 April 2017

YM EVOLUTION

2013 / 47952 gt  4662 teu Owned by Yang Ming, Taiwan and was en route from London Gateway to Norfolk on a new Transatlantic service when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/4/2017.

                                   Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 23/4


IERAX

1998 / 10,298gt Owned by Roswell Tanker Corp, Greece and was inbound 22/4/2017 from Antwerp
to Avonmouth passing Battery Point, Portishead.


CIUDAD DE CADIZ

2008 / 15,643 gt Owned by Louis Dreyfus /Leif Hoegh and operated by Fret/ Cetam, France.
She is inbound 22/4/2017 from Esbjerg to Portbury passing Battery Point, Portishead.


Thursday 20 April 2017

T-AKE  5 ROBERT E PEARY

United States Military Sealift Command,  Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo Ship.
2008 / 40,945 tons full load.
She has been exercising in the Channel and came into Plymouth 20/4/2017 for the weekend.

                          Picture taken from Devil's Point, Plymouth.SD Adept is alongside.

SIKORSKY MH60R SEAHAWK  HELICOPTER OPERATED BY THE US NAVY.

She flew over Berry Head, Brixham at 15.53 and 15.59 on 19/4/2017.

                                                  Picture taken from Berry Head

Wednesday 19 April 2017

RENDEZ VOUS 2017 TALL SHIPS RACE  TORBAY TO SINES 19/4/2017

After the start 5  MILES  East off Berry Head , Brixham .The Portuguese 4 Masted Gaff Rigged Schooner Santa Maria Manuela is being overtaken by the Dutch Topsail Schooner Wylde Swan.

                                                Picture taken from Berry Head
LIBRA LEADER

1998 / 57,674 gt 6000 cars She was en route from Boston to Antwerp when she boarded her deep sea pilot off Brixham 19/4/2017.

                                       Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

Monday 17 April 2017

NYK CRANE

2016 / 144,285gt 14,000teu.She was en route from Rotterdam to Jeddah when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 17/4/2017.

                                 Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 17/4.

Sunday 16 April 2017

GLOVIS SUPREME

2013 / 64,650gt 7300 cars owned by Glovis, S.Korea. She was en route from Djen Djen,
Algeria to Bremerhaven when she boarded a deep sea pilot at Brixham 16/4/2017.

                                        Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 16/4.


YM EXPRESS

2015 / 47,952gt 4662teu owned by Yang Ming ,Taiwan. She was en route from Antwerp
to Norfolk, Virginia when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 16/4/2017. This is her
 first time in N.Europe and calling here.She is on a new Transatlantic service.

                                      Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 16/4

Friday 14 April 2017

AOM SOPHIE

2009 / 58,100gt 106,495dwt owned by Augustea Oceanbulk Maritime,Madeira.
She was en route from Rotterdam to Ponta Da Madeira, Brazil to load iron ore,
when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 14/4/2017.

                                   Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 14/4
ODER

2008 / 4255gt managed by Strahlmann, Germany. She arrived in the Deepwater Anchorage
off Torbay 14/4/2017 from Runcorn to await orders.She left 19/4 for Ghent.

                                       Picture taken from the pilotboat off  Brixham 14/4.
CSCC TIANJIN

2008 / 41,089gt 4900 cars owned by China Shipping.She was en route from Antwerp
to Tanger Med when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 14/4/2017.

                                       Picture taken from Brixham harbour 14/4.

Monday 10 April 2017

TAMAGAWA

2007 / 160,133gt 314,237dwt owned by Kawasaki,Japan.She is en route from
Hound Point to China with crude oil and at Brixham she landed a deep sea pilot,
did a small crew change and took on stores.

                                 Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 10/4/2017


Sunday 9 April 2017

MANHATTAN BRIDGE

2015 / 150,709gt 13,870 teu owned by K LINE,Japan. She is en route from Antwerp
to Singapore and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 9/4/2017.This is her 8th voyage
 to N.Europe and this is the last time she will call at Brixham for the foreseeable future
 as she is moving to a China -Med Service along with her 4 sisterships.

                                   Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 9/4.

Wednesday 5 April 2017

GLOVIS PRIME

1995 / 44,892gt 4200cars Glovis Co Ltd, S,Korea. Landing a deep sea pilot
at Brixham 5/4/2017 bound from Bremerhaven to Derince, Turkey.

                                Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham at sunset today.

Saturday 1 April 2017

KHERRATA

2012 / 9627gt owned by CNAN NORD, Algeria.She was en route from Antwerp
to Algiers and anchored off Torbay last night 1/4/2017 her overcarried pilot was
 taken off this morning and she resumed her voyage this afternoon.

             Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham on the way to Millennium 1/4
SWARNA JAYANTI

Still at anchor after nearly 3 weeks.Saturday 8th April she sailed to Falmouth to bunker.
She came back on 19/4 to board a deep sea pilot for Rotterdam.

                                   Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 1/4/2017

MILLENNIUM

1998 / 156,692gt 301,170dwt owned by Tsakos Shipping,Greece.She was en route from
Rotterdam to Singapore when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/4/2017. The last
time she called here was in 2007.

                                  Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 1/4