Friday 29 December 2017

PRIMA FORTUNA

1990 / 1999gt owned by Prima Shipping AB, Finland. She was bound from Emden to
Las Palmas when she sheltered in Torbay 29/12/2017.

                                    Picture taken from Torquay Harbour 29/12.

Thursday 28 December 2017

GRAND VEGA

2009 / 59,217gt 6400 cars owned by Cido Shipping, Hong Kong. She was bound from
 Antwerp to Derince,Turkey when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 28/12/2017.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham.
ARAMIS

2003 / 1719gt owned by Baltnautic Shipping, Lithuania.She was enroute from Kiel to
Bermeo when she anchored in Torbay 27/12.


RICHELIEU

2007 / 2545gt owned by Briese, Germany and en route from Frederiksvaerk to Aviles
when she anchored in Torbay 28/12.She moved out into Lyme Bay 29/12.


3 COASTERS SHELTERING IN TORBAY 28/12/17
Pictures all taken from Battery Gardens, Brixham.

FEHN CALEDONIA

2013 / 1934gt managed by Fehn Shipmanagement, Germany.She was en route from Brake
to Bermeo, Spain when she anchored in Torbay 27/12.



Tuesday 26 December 2017

KHERRATA

2012 / 9627gt owned by CNAN NORD SPA, Algeria. She is enroute from Antwerp to Lexioes
and came into Torbay to shelter 25/12/2017.

                                     Picture taken from Shoalstone, Brixham 26/12
SIMAR ESPERANCA

2008 / 5275gt Offshore Construction Vessel owned by Subsea 7, UK. She was built as
 Seven Sisters and renamed in 2013. She is en route from The Tyne to Takoradi,Ghana
and came into Torbay to shelter 25/12/2017.

                                   Picture taken from Shoalstone, Brixham 26/12

Monday 18 December 2017

DEEPSEA METRO II

2011/ 51,283gt Drill Ship. She was owned by Chalfont Shipping but has now been sold to the
 Turkish Petroluem Conpany TPAO. She left Hoylandsbygda,Norway where she has been laid up
and is bound for Istanbul.She landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 18/12/2017 at sunrise.


                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

Saturday 16 December 2017

MAERSK IDAHO

2000 / 50,698gt 4338 teu owned by Maersk Line Ltd, USA.She was bound from Norfolk
to Antwerp when she boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 16/12/2017.


                                       Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham.

Monday 11 December 2017

ATACAMA

2016 / 95,138gt 9,030 teu Owned by NSC Shipping, Germany and is on charter to MOL.
She is operating on THE Alliance FE5 service S.East Asia to N.Europe and is en route from
London Gateway to Vung Tau,Vietnam with calls at Jeddah,Colombo and Singapore.She landed
 her deep sea pilot at Brixham 11/12/2017.

                                      Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham

Sunday 10 December 2017

2 COASTERS SHELTERING IN TORBAY 10/12/2017
In the foreground,
WILSON ALMERIA 2010 / 2451gt which is en route from Brightlingsea to Bilbao
and came into shelter yesterday evening and sailed tonight at 1820
In the background,
SIEGFRIED LEHMANN  2005 / 3183gt which was en route from Cuxhaven to Sevilla
when she came in and only anchored for 4 hours before resuming her voyage.


                                     Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain, Torquay
SIERRA KING

1989 / 3999gt Ex Holland Klipper owned by Seatrade,Holland. She was en route
 from Ijmuiden to Sousse, Tunisia and came up from the south at 1100 and sailed
 around Lyme Bay at 7 kts until 1500 when she headed south again 10/12/2017.


                                       Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay
                                                      when she was 4 miles out.
OSLO CARRIER 2

2010 / 6668gt From Kiel bound for Bejaia,Algeria sheltering in Lyme Bay 10/12/2017.


                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay
MIKHAIL DUDIN

1996 / 2319gt From Kiel bound for Ellesmere Port sheltering in Lyme Bay 10/12/2017.


                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay

Thursday 7 December 2017

F217 BAYERN

Encountering rough seas off  Penlee Point caused by Storm Caroline.


F217 BAYERN

96 / 4490 Tonnes German Brandenburg Class Type 123 Frigate. Leaving Anchor 2 in the Sound
 and proceeding to sea.


L 16 ABSALON

04 / 6,300 tons full load Danish Command and Support ship leaving Plymouth.
She arrived Monday pm and was alongside until today.After training she came back
into the Sound did a boat transfer at 1730 and left for Frederikshavn,Denmark.


2 FOREIGN WARSHIPS GOING SEA TRAINING OFF PLYMOUTH WITH HMS ALBION

Pictures taken from Devil's Point 7/12/2017

L14 ALBION 03 / 19,560 tons full load leaving C buoy in Plymouth Sound with the assistance
of SD Powerful and SD Faithful and proceeding to sea.