Tuesday 24 September 2019

NYK SWAN

17 / 144,277gt 14,000 teu.She was bound from London Gateway to Singapore when she landed
 her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening. This is her first time on the FE3 Service and the first
 time she has called at Brixham.When she arrives back in China she will go onto the North
 America East Coast Loop 4 ( EC4 ) Service.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

Monday 16 September 2019

F222 BADEN WURTTEMBERG


F222 BADEN WURTTEMBERG 2016 / 7200 TONS

2 pictures of her leaving Devonport for FOST taken from Devil's Point 16/9/19.She is the leadship
of the 4 ship Type F125 Baden Wurttemberg Class Frigates.She was built by Blohm+Voss and delivered in late 2016 but had so many faults that she was returned to the builders and finally commissioned June 2019.



Sunday 15 September 2019

LE DUMONT D'URVILLE

                                          Mooring in the middle of the river,
                                           the picture taken from Kingswear.

LE DUMONT D'URVILLE.

2 pictures of her when she arrived back in Dartmouth yesterday 14/9 from Horfleur where
 she started an 8 night Musical Odyssey of the Celtic Sea Cruise with Dartmouth as the first
 port of call.This time she turned around when she left for Hugh Town,Isles of Scilly last night.

                             Passing Dartmouth Castle at the entrance to the River Dart
                                       with the tug Cannis closely escorting her in.



COSCO SHIPPING LEO

18 / 196,670gt 20,117 teu She is one of 5 in the class of 12 that was built at Nantong.
 Due to port delays she was making a fast passage to get to Suez on time.She is landing
 her deepsea pilot at Brixham 14/9 en route from Rotterdam.

                                   Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham
MOL EMPIRE

There was a delay so she didn't board her deepsea pilot until yesterday morning 14/9.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat after boarding the pilot
                                              on the way out to Cosco Shipping Leo.
GLOVIS SUMMIT

14 / 64,546gt 7300 cars.She was bound from Port Elizabeth to Emden when she boarded her
deepsea pilot at Brixham 13/9/19.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head.

Friday 13 September 2019

MOL EMPIRE

Seen in the early morning sun from the pilotboat today.She is boarding her deepsea pilot
tonight and is bound for Le Havre and the start of her Transatlantic Service again.


DUGONG ACE

19 / 63,110 gt 6800 cars owned by MOL,Japan.She is the 4th in a series of Flexie ships
that have 14 car decks with 6 hoistable.This is her first time into N.Europe and she was
 bound from Zeebrugge to Koper when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this
morning.13/9/19.

                                     Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.


BRITISH TRADITION

17 / 85,445gt 158,468 dwt owned by BP Shipping Ltd, UK.She was bound from Rotterdam
to Houston when she landed a superintendent at Brixham this morning 13/9/19

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

Thursday 12 September 2019

LE DUMONT D'URVILLE

19 / 9988gt 184 pass 110 crew owned by Compagnie du Ponant,France. She is the 4th of 6
Explorer Class ships and was built in Romania and fitted out in Norway.She arrived at
 Dartmouth from Fishguard this morning and was assisted to moor in the river by the tug
Cannis.She left this afternoon for Honfleur the end of the cruise but also the beginning of the
 next 8 day cruise which will see her back in Dartmouth on Saturday.

                                    Picture taken from Kingswear 12/9/19.

Saturday 7 September 2019

WHITCHAMPION

03 / 2865gt bunkering tanker owned by John H Whitaker,UK. She had arrived in Millbay,
Plymouth with bunkers for Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth yesterday morning and sailed
last night to Southampton.

                                           Picture taken in Millbay 6/9/19.

Friday 6 September 2019

S804 ZEELEEUW

90 / 2800 tons dived.She is 1 of 4 Dutch Walrus Class submarines.She arrived off Plymouth
from Gothenburg yesterday for FOST. Today 6/9/19 she came into Devonport.

                                          Picture taken from Rusty Anchor.

Thursday 5 September 2019

CSCL NEPTUNE

11 / 150,853 gt 14300 teu now owned by COSCO SHIPPING. Since new she has operated
outside of N.Europe but has just done 2 voyages on the NE1 Service.Today 5/9/19 she landed
 her deepsea pilot at Brixham whilst en route from Wilhelmshaven to Piraeus.When she gets to
China she is going back onto the CMEX ( China Middle East Loop 5 ) Service.

                                  Picture taken from the MTS Valonia off Brixham

Wednesday 4 September 2019

GLOVIS SKY

17 / 72,269gt 7400 cars owned by Glovis,S.Korea.She was bound from Vigo to Bremerhaven
when she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham 4/9/19.

                                           Picture taken from Berry Head.

MOL EMPIRE

She left yesterday 3/9 for 5 hrs, sailed to south of Portland and came back again.

                                      Picture taken from Berry head 4/9/19.


Monday 2 September 2019

MOL EMPIRE

10 / 59,940gt 5087 teu owned by Seaspan Corp.Canada and chartered to MOL.She is operating
 on the Trans Atlantic Loop 2 Service and left Hamburg empty 25/8 and landed her deepsea
 pilot at Brixham 28/8 and then anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage off Torquay. She will
 restart her service at Le Havre 21/9.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive 2/9/2019.