Monday 25 June 2018

MARAN ARTEMIS

2016 / 161,257gt 319,398 dwt owned by Maran Tankers Management Inc. Greece.
She had loaded a cargo of  N.Sea Crude at Hound Point, Scotland and was bound for
Yeosu,S.Korea when she landed her deep sea pilot at Brixham 25/6/2018.This was
 her first call at Brixham.

                                  Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

Sunday 24 June 2018

TEQUILA

2007 / 8539gt managed by NGM Energy SA Greece. She had arrived at Cattedown
 from Whitegate, Ireland.

                                              Picture taken from Turnchapel

CFL PROSPECT

2007 / 4106gt managed by CFL Shipmanagement BV Netherlands. She arrived at
 Victoria Wharf from Rouen.

                                          Picture taken from Mountbatten

BIBBY ATHENA

2014 / 134gt Survey ship owned by Bibby Hydromap Ltd. UK. She had come from
Liverpool and was berthed outside Victoria Wharf.

                                              Picture taken from Mountbatten

RV CALLISTA

2005 / 50gt Research ship operated by The University of Southampton berthed on the
 Ocean Court Marina.

                                                Picture taken from Devil's Point

It was off to Plymouth today 24/6/2018 because I have never seen a Point class Ro- Ro here.

ANVIL POINT
2003 / 23,600gt owned and operated by Foreland Shipping Ltd for a 22 year contract to the
MOD. She arrived at Plymouth 5/6 and left today for Southampton and then a voyage to
Ascension Island.

                         Picture taken from Devil's Point with SD Careful alongside.
                                                 One of the 3 tugs taking her out



Saturday 23 June 2018

CAPE CLOVER

2018 / 93,451gt 183,149 dwt, she is 6 months old and operated by K Line Bulk Shipping
( UK ) Ltd.This is her first visit to N.Europe and she was en route from Saldanha, South
 Africa to Rotterdam with a cargo of iron ore when she boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 23/6/2018.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham



Wednesday 13 June 2018

MOL TRIBUTE

2017 / 210,678gt 20170 teu.She was the 3rd in the class of 6 and has never boarded a pilot at
 Brixham, but she is the 1st to land a deep sea pilot here 13/6/2018. This is due to a change
 in the port rotation with Rotterdam being the last port instead of Le Havre.She was en route
 from Rotterdam to Hong Kong via Jebel Ali.

                                      Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham

Tuesday 5 June 2018

SEABOURN OVATION

2018 / 40,350gt 604 pass owned by Seabourn Cruise Line, USA. She was built by Fincantieri,
Genoa and began her 35 day 1 way maiden cruise from Venice to Ijmuiden calling at Western
 Med ports, Atlantic coast ports of Spain,Portugal and France and at Tresco before coming to Dartmouth today and anchoring in the mouth of the River Dart.She left for Zeebrugge this evening.

                                     Picture taken from Kingswear 5/6/2018

Saturday 2 June 2018

COSCO SHIPPING TAURUS

2018 / 196,257gt 20,119 teu.The 2nd ship in the class and she has just made her 2nd trip
from China to N.Europe. She was bound from Rotterdam to Suez when she landed her
 deep sea pilot at Brixham this evening at sunset.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 2/6/2018

Friday 1 June 2018

CSCC ASIA

2009 / 57,692 gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, and chartered to Cosco Shipping.
 She was bound from Halifax to Bremerhaven when she boarded her deep sea pilot at
Brixham 1/6/2018.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham.