Friday 28 July 2017

WIND

1996 / 1501gt She is a Jack Up Crane Platform with a 100 m telescopic crane owned by Ziton A/S,
Denmark. She was en route from Hvide Sande,Denmark to Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in
Liverpool Bay when she arrived in Torbay 26/7/2017 to shelter.She left 29/7.

                                           Picture taken from Brixham 27/7

Wednesday 26 July 2017

AL NEFUD

2016 / 195,636gt 19,870 teu owned by United Arab Shipping Co,Kuwait She is one of their
A19 Class and arrived at Southampton for her first visit from Tangermed and will sail to Hamburg.

                                      Picture taken from Marchwood 26/7/2017.
SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER

2016 / 55,254gt 700 pass owned by Regent Seven Seas Cruising Inc, USA.She is on a 15
 night cruise from Southampton to Reykjavik and was supposed to call at Dartmouth but came
to Torquay because the conditions in the mouth of the River Dart were not right for her.

                                         Picture taken from Preston Seafront 26/7/2017

Sunday 23 July 2017

VICTORY LEADER

2010 / 49,675gt 5000 cars.She is owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel chartered to NYK Line, Japan
and has been sub - chartered to United European Car Carriers since Feb 2016 but recently changed her funnel colours.She was en route from Zeebrugge to Portbury when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/7/2017.

                                       Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 23/7.

Thursday 20 July 2017

USNS SGT. WILLIAM R. BUTTON

1986 / 44,543gt a Bobo Class Preposition Vehicle Cargo Ship operated by the U.S Military Sealift
Command.She had come from Reisafjorden, Nordreisa, N.Norway and landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 20/7/2017 en route to Rota, Spain.

                                     Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 20/7

Friday 14 July 2017

CELTIC MARINER

2001 / 2440gt owned by Willie & Co, UK.She arrived in Teignmouth this morning 14/7/2017
from St.Malo to load clay. She sailed to Castellon 15/7.

                                         Picture taken from Shaldon Bridge 14/7

MERMERDELEN

91 / 2450 gt managed by Mora Denizcilik Ticaret, Turkey. She arrived in Teignmouth
13/7/2017 from Liverpool to part load ball clay and then this evening she sailed to Fowey
to load china clay.

                                          Picture taken from Shaldon Bridge 14/7.

EEMS STREAM

2010 / 1862gt managed by Amasus Shipping,Holland.She arrived in Teignmouth 11/7/2017 from
 Ghent with a second trial cargo of concentrated orange juice for Morrisons Distribution Centre, Bridgewater.She sailed to Ghent this evening.

                                         Picture taken from Shaldon Bridge 14/7.

Monday 3 July 2017

MACKINAC BRIDGE

2015 / 150,709gt 13870 teu owned by K Line,Japan.She arrived at the Nab Anchorage
from Antwerp on Friday 30/6/2017 and berthed in Southampton on Monday 3/7. She is
the first K Line Ultra Large Containership to visit Southampton.

                               Picture taken from Marchwood 3/7 as she is about
                               to berth with the aid of Smit Elbe and Smit Tiger.

BARZAN

2015 / 195,636gt 19,870 teu owned by United Arab Shipping Corp, Qatar. She arrived at the Nab Anchorage  from Singapore on Friday 30th June 2017 and berthed on Saturday 1st July 2017.
 This is her first visit to Southampton and she sailed to Hamburg Monday 3rd July.

                                       Picture taken from Marchwood 2/7