Thursday 29 March 2018

DHT AMAZON

2011 / 160,928gt 318,129dwt Ex Samco Amazon 2016, She is still owned by Samco but is
managed by DHT Ship Management, Singapore.She was en route from Hound Point to Dalian
 with a cargo of North Sea Crude when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 29/3/2018.

                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

MOL TRUTH

2017 / 210,678gt 20,184 teu . The 5th out of a class of 6 ships, she was built in Japan the
largest containership to be built there.She visited Brixham on her maiden voyage in December
2017 but it was in the dark.She was en route from Tangermed to Southampton when she boarded
her deep sea pilot 29/3/2018. These are the largest containerships to pilot here.

                                      Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham

Thursday 15 March 2018

TMS MAVERICK

The crane barge TMS Maverick and the tug Boojum Bay are owned by Teignmouth Maritime

Services Ltd.They are berthed in Torquay  Harbour waiting to start work dismantling the landing

stage and overhanging steelwork on Princess Pier before refurbishment of the decking.

                                     Picture taken from Beacon Quay 15/3/2018

Wednesday 14 March 2018

OSX  1

PILOTING OSX 1 IN A FORCE 7 SOUTH EASTERLY OFF BRIXHAM

 2010 / 94,626gt a Floating Production Storage Offloading vessel owned by OSX 1 Leasing
Amsterdam. She has been laid up at Lyngdal, Norway for 2 years and is now on her way to
 Singapore via The Cape.She landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham this morning.

                                   Picture taken from the Pilot boat 14/3/2018

Saturday 10 March 2018

BOMAR CERES

2007 / 3997gt Managed by North Sea Tankers BV, Netherlands. She was built as Lycian and
 renamed 2012. She was en route from Rotterdam to Aveiro when she came into Torbay to
shelter yesterday.

                                                   Picture taken 10/3/2018

GOING OUT ON THE PILOT BOAT I GOT SOME CLOSER SHOTS OF 2 SHIPS IN TORBAY

COASTAL CHALLENGER

2012 / 417gt A multi- cat workboat owned by Coastal Shipping BV and managed by ACTA Marine
BV, Netherlands She was en route from Den Helder to Damietta, Egypt when she came into
Torbay early this morning to shelter.

                                                     Picture taken 10/3/2018
GLOVIS PASSION

2011 / 36,834gt 4000 cars She is owned by Ray Car Carriers and was one of the smallest vc's
in the Glovis fleet but last year the Glovis name was removed from the sides and given the
 Ray funnel colours and is now  chartered to UECC. She was bound from Bremerhaven to
  Vigo in ballast and after landing her deep sea pilot at Brixham 10/3/2018 she went up into
 Lyme Bay to shelter.

                                          Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham