Thursday 29 June 2017

CMA CGM GOYA

2008 / 7702gt 798teu owned by MacAndrews & Co Ltd, UK and chartered to CMA CGM.
She was en route from Rotterdam to Bilbao when she sheltered 4 miles outside Torbay 29/6/17.
She was here about 24 hrs and left 30/6 evening.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 29/6

Monday 26 June 2017

NYK EAGLE

2016 / 144,285gt 14,000 teu owned by NYK Line, Japan. She was bound from London Gateway
to Piraeus when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/6/2017.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.

DORADO LEADER

2006 / 62,571gt 6400 cars owned by NYK Line, Japan.She was en route from Derince, Turkey to
Bremerhaven when she boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/6/2017.This was a 2 in 1 piloting
job with NYK Eagle.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.


Thursday 22 June 2017

CSCC ASIA

2009 / 57692gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers and chartered to China Shipping.
She was bound from Zeebrugge to Vigo when she landed her deep sea pilot 22/6/2017.

                                      Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain,Torquay
                                                      when she was 5 miles away.

Monday 19 June 2017

AMBER ARROW

2004 / 57718gt 8700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel and chartered to K Line,
Japan.She was outbound from Emden to Portbury when she landed her deep sea pilot.


YM ENLIGHTENMENT

2015 / 47,952gt 4662 teu owned by Yang Ming, Taiwan.She was inbound from Halifax to Bremerhaven when she boarded her deep sea pilot.


YM EVOLUTION

2014 / 47,300gt 4662 teu owned by Yang Ming,Taiwan.She was en route London Gateway
to Norfolk when she landed her deep sea pilot.


MORNING LAURA

2010 / 70,687gt 8000cars owned by EUKOR,S.Korea. She was en route from Casablanca to Wallhamn,Sweden when she boarded her deep sea pilot.


NYK IBIS

2016 / 144,285gt 14,000teu owned by NYK Line,Japan.She was en route from London Gateway
to Piraeus when she landed her deep sea pilot.This is the first time she has called here.


YESTERDAY 18/6/2017 -  6 SHIPS PILOTED AT BRIXHAM
The following 6 pics were taken from the pilot boat.

VERMONT TRADER
2004 / 54271gt 4367 teu owned by Lomar Shipping,UK.She boarded a deep sea pilot
while en route from Charleston to London Gateway.



Saturday 17 June 2017

SEA CLOUD II

2001 / 3849 gt 96 pass owned by Sea Cloud Cruises, Germany. She is a barque rigged cruise ship
and came from St Peter Port and is about to moor in the River Dart at Dartmouth.

                                      Picture taken from Kingswear 17/6/2017.


Thursday 15 June 2017

CHINA ENTERPRISE
2017 / 108,051gt 207,986dwt owned by Chinese Maritime Transport Ltd, Taiwan. She is their
newest and largest bulker and was en route from Rotterdam to Falmouth where she is going to
 await orders when she landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham 14/6/2017.She is moving slowly
 around in the Channel 30 miles south of Plymouth 15/6.Now 16/6 she is heading for
 Ponta Da Madeira, Brazil.

                                  Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 14/6

Tuesday 13 June 2017

SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER

2016 / 55,245gt 700 pass owned by Regent Seven Seas Cruising, USA.She is on an 11 night
Discover The Isles cruise from Southampton and called at Liverpool before Dartmouth today
 and sailed to Southampton this evening.

                                      Picture taken from Kingswear as she was
                                      about to anchor outside the port 13/6/2017.

Saturday 10 June 2017

SILVER WIND

1995 / 17,295gt 300 pass owned by Silverseas Cruises,USA. She is on a Round Britain Cruise and arrived at Dartmouth this morning 10/6/2017 from Cardiff. The tug Cannis escorted her in and assisted her mooring in the river.This evening she will sail to London.

                                              Picture taken from Kingswear

Thursday 1 June 2017

F82 HMS SOMERSET

1996 / 4900 tons. Type 23 Frigate. She arrived in Torbay this afternoon and is here for the
Torbay Airshow weekend and is open to the public.

                                   Picture taken from Corbyn Head,Torquay 1/6/2017.