Saturday 30 November 2019

GRAND AURORA

04 / 59,219gt 6500 cars built as HUAL DURBAN now owned by Cido Shipping
 HK Co Ltd. She was bound from Bremerhaven to Baltimore when she landed her
 deepsea pilot at Brixham today.

                                        Picture taken from Berry Head 1/12/19.

MTS PATHFINDER

Going out today to pilot Grand Aurora off Brixham in a Force 7 ESE with 40 mph gusts.

                                      Picture taken from Berry Head 1/12/19.

Wednesday 27 November 2019

NYK REMUS

03 / 55,487gt 4888 teu.She was en route from Antwerp to Savannah when she landed her
deepsea pilot at Brixham. In the background is Wilson Ceuta.


L14 HMS ALBION

03 / 18,797tonnes.She was exercising in Lyme Bay about 5 miles east of Torbay when
2 Chinooks came in and hovered above her flightdeck.


MOL TRIUMPH

17 / 210,678gt 20170 teu .She was bound from Rotterdam to Suez when she landed her
 deepsea pilot yesterday at 1800 and then slow steam sheltered from Storm Sebastien
 in Lyme Bay and is seen 10 miles out when she was leaving.


KONINGSBORG

98 / 6142gt .She was bound from Gavle,Sweden to Casablanca with a cargo of packaged
timber when she sheltered from Storm Sebastien in Lyme Bay.


CHRISTINE

The next 5 pictures were taken from Marine Drive,Torquay this afternoon 27/11/19.

98 / 2834gt managed by BF Shipmanagement,Germany.She came from Rostock and
anchored in Babbacombe Bay whilst she awaited a berth in Teignmouth.

                                 

Sunday 24 November 2019

P223 HMS MEDWAY

18 / 2000 tonnes. The 2nd of 5 River ll Class Patrol Vessels.She is bound from
 Plymouth to Rotterdam and was operating east of Berry Head today and has
 now anchored in Torbay.


HURST POINT



HURST POINT

A flying lesson today resulted in obtaining these pictures of 2 ships off Torquay.

                                               She has been awaiting orders in the
                                               Deepwater Anchorage for 11 days.

Monday 18 November 2019

RO9 PRINCE OF WALES

Updated information.

It is unknown which way she sailed from Invergordon there was no AIS of her leaving

Invergordon it was only switched on at 0427 on Wednesday morning when she was in the

 English Channel south of Plymouth appearing as if she had come around Lands End.Her

destination being Leith, but she used that destination all the time she was on trials. On

 Saturday she arrived at Portsmouth where she should be commissioned in December and stay

 until next year when she has more sea trials and she will be joined alongside by Queen

 Elizabeth when she gets back from America.


Friday 15 November 2019

HURST POINT

02 / 23,235g is in the Deepwater Anchorage having arrived from Plymouth last night
and is now awaiting orders.

                                      Picture taken from Berry Head 15/11/19.
EAGLE SAN DIEGO

12 / 80,783gt 157,000 dwt owned by American Eagle Tankers,Bermuda.She was bound
from Porto Do Acu,Brazil to Rotterdam when she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham
today 15/11/19.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head.

Wednesday 13 November 2019

PEGASUS ACE

98 / 36,615gt 3027 cars owned by MOL,Japan.She was bound from Tyne to Santander
when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham and then she slow steam sheltered in Lyme
 Bay.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive 13/11/19.


WEICHSELSTERN

99 / 14,400gt and managed by MOL Nordic Tankers A/S,Denmark.She was en route from
Ijmuiden to Sines when she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to shelter.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive 13/11/19.
CALOBRA

09 / 3897gt managed by Strahlmann,Germany.She was bound from Porgrunn,Norway
to Nauplia,Greece when she anchored in Babbacombe Bay to shelter.

                                Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs.


ROCHEFORT

11 / 2415gt managed by Briese,Germany.She was bound from Rostock to Ravenna
when she came into Torbay to shelter.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive.

BOKA DA VINCI and VOORNEBORG

Seen from Berry Head this morning.


R09 PRINCE OF WALES

19 / 65,500 tons full load.This morning brought this unexpected visitor into Lyme Bay.
She came up as far as Berry Head turned and sailed south and then resumed travelling
east.She came from Invergordon where she refueled and stored after sea trials in the
 North Sea off Scotland and the Moray Firth and is sailing anti-clockwise around Britain
 before returning to Leith.She is entering Portsmouth Sat 16/11.

                                   Picture taken from Berry Head at 0920.



BYFORD DOLPHIN

The oil rig Byford Dolphin built in 1975 as Deep Sea Driller has been laid up at Lyngdal
Norway and is now on being towed by the anchor handling tugs Carlo  Martello and
 Kamarina owned by Augustea,Italy to Aliaga,Turkey to be scrapped ?.They came up into
Lyme Bay this morning and have been slow steam sheltering since.In the picture she was
13 miles out from Marine Drive and only the tug Carlo Martello is seen.



Tuesday 12 November 2019

BOKA DA VINCI

11 / 8691gt managed by Boskalis Westminster.This Dive Support Vessel was bound from
 Harwich to Tarragona when she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to shelter.She has
 since moved in closer to Brixham.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive 12/11/19.
VOORNBORG

99 / 6130gt owned by Wagonborg.She was bound from Virpipera ,Finland to Monfalcone,
Italy when she anchored on the edge of Torbay to shelter,

                              Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 12/11/19.

Saturday 9 November 2019

GLOVIS STAR

16 / 71,171gt 7500 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers and chartered.She was en route
from Zeebrugge to Kingston,Jamaica when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham
today.She headed back east for 10 miles before turning south and she is now slow
steam sheltering.

                                   Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham 9/11/19.

Friday 8 November 2019

LISA LEHMANN

04 / 3183gt managed by Reederei Lehmann,Germany.She was en route from Inkoo,Finland
to Barreiro,Portugal when she sheltered in Babbacombe Bay.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive Torquay 8/11/19.
PRETTY LAMB

12 / 22,402gt 35,000 dwt.She is 1 of 9 x 35,000 dwt bulkers owned by Parakou Shipping
Ltd Hong Kong.She was bound from Oulu,Finland with a cargo of packaged timber for
Alexandria and is about to drop anchor in the Deepwater Anchorage off Torbay to
shelter.

                             Picture taken from Marine Drive Torquay 8/11/19.
NEW VISTA

11 / 157,039gt 297,252dwt owned by China Merchant Energy Shipping Co.She was
bound from Mongstad, Norway to Daesan,S.Korea with a full load of North Sea
Crude when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 8/11/19.

                                        Picture taken from the pilotboat.
MORNING CHAMPION

05 / 57,692gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers and chartered to Eukor.She was
 bound from Bremerhaven to Dar Es Salaam when she landed her deepsea pilot at
 Brixham today 8/11/19.

                                         Picture taken from the pilotboat.

Thursday 7 November 2019

CSCL JUPITER

11 / 150,835gt 14,000 teu owned by Cosco Shipping.She was bound from Felixstowe to
Suez when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 7/11/19.

                                          Picture taken from the pilotboat.


ONEGO CAPRI

02 / 6806gt managed by Tango Shipping and Trading,Turkey.She was bound from
 Gdansk to Algiers when she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to shelter.

                                       Picture taken from the pilotboat 7/11/19.


ANVIL POINT

03 / 23,235gt.She came from Plymouth and is having a 4 day stopover in the
 Deepwater Anchorage because she is not due at Marchwood until Monday.

                                        Picture taken from the pilotboat 7/11/19
H&S FAIRNESS

12 / 2256gt managed by Amasus Shipping,Holland.She was bound from Duisberg to
Birkenhead when she sheltered in Torbay 7/11/19.


HERAKLES

07 / 2452gt managed by Wessels,Germany.She was bound from Antwerp to Sagunto
when she sheltered in Torbay 7/11/19.


TITAN DISCOVERY

She was built in 2014 and owned by Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd UK.She is
surveying Brixham Harbour and is based in Torquay.

                                                  Brixham 7/11/19.

Wednesday 6 November 2019

SEREN

11 / 20,965gt managed by Istanbul Denizcilik Ve Deniz,Turkey She was bound from
 Oskarshamn,Sweden to Alexandria with a cargo of packaged timber when she came
 up and anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage outside Torbay this morning.

                                  Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham 6/11/19.
ONE CYGNUS

19 / 146,694gt 14,000 teu owned by NYK and is one of ONE's 14000 Magenta class
 operating on the FE3 Service.She was bound from London Gateway to Singapore
when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 6/11/19.This was her 2nd trip to
N.Europe.

                                      Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

Monday 4 November 2019

ONE GRUS

19 / 150,00gt 14,000 teu owned by NYK and is one of ONE's 14000 Magenta class
and she operates on the FE5 Service.She left Southampton bound for Suez and headed
straight for Lyme Bay on Fri 1st to slow steam shelter.This was extreme photography
for a record  shot as she was 20 miles away.


VESPERTINE

10 / 25,593gt 180 trailers owned by Cobelfret,Belguim.She was bound from
Rotterdam to Leixoes when she anchored 8 miles out this afternoon.


GRAND DAHLIA

09 / 59,217gt 6500 cars owned by Cido Shipping,Hong Kong.She was bound from
Bremerhaven to Baltimore when she landed her deepsea pilot and then slow steam
 sheltered 14 mlies out.


4 SHIPS SHELTERING IN LYME BAY.

All the pictures were taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 4/11/19.

LAPIS ARROW

08 / 41009gt 4900 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers.She was bound from Emden
 to Valencia when she landed her deepsea pilot and then slow steam sheltered
 7 miles out.


BALTIC SPRING

91 / 10842gt managed by Baltic Reefers,Russia.She was en route from St Petersburg
 to Santa Marta when she sheltered in Babbacombe Bay.

                              Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 4/11/19.

Sunday 3 November 2019

BOMAR REGINA

04 / 26,833gt Ex Maersk Nottingham 9/19 managed by Bernhard Schulte.She was en route
from Rotterdam to Conde,Brazil when she headed up into Lyme Bay passing 9 miles out
from Berry Head to slow steam shelter.

                                        Picture taken from Berry Head 3/11/19.

HURST PIONT

02 / 23,235 gt She had been up to Norway and was on her way back to Marchwood
but only ended up at the Nab Anchorage for 4 days and then headed down channel
 as far as Start Point and turned up to the Deepwater Anchorage this morning to shelter.

                                       Picture taken from Berry Head 3/11/19.

COSCO SHIPPING AZALEA

She has been here for 2 days and was seen in better weather today from Berry Head.
From here she was 4 miles out.She stayed for another day and left Monday night.



FRAKT SUND

09 / 2967gt managed by Saetre and Sonner,Norway.She was bound from Klaipeda to
Santander when she came into Torbay to shelter.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head 3/11/19.

ANMINO

09 / 2461gt managed by Briese, Germany.She was bound from Tilbury to Figueira Da Foz
when she came into Torbay to shelter.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head 3/11/19.

Saturday 2 November 2019

BBC PACIFIC

07 / 5261gt managed by Briese,Germany and she was bound from Gdansk to Haifa.


PATRICK

10 / 2967gt managed by Hermann Lohmann.Germany and she was bound from
Rotterdam to La Coruna.


3 SHIPS SHELTERING IN BABBACOMBE BAY.

Pictures taken from Marine Drive,Toquay 2/11/19.

LAVR 96 / 3796gt managed by Valship,Ukraine and she was bound from Bremen to Aliaga

.
2 SCOTLINE SHIPS SHELTERING

They sheltered on the edge of Torbay and left this afternoon.

The nearest one SCOT TRADER 07 / 2956gt was en route Vlissingen to Workington
and SCOT MARINER 01 / 2594gt was en route Hamburg to Birkenhead.

                                Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 2/11/19.

COSCO SHIPPING AZALEA

19 / 143,179gt 13,500 teu The only one of the Flower Class which has made calls here
on the NE7 Service.She was bound from Felixstowe to Suez when she landed her deepsea
pilot at Brixham yesterday evening and then anchored 4 miles out in Lyme Bay to shelter.

                                 Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 2/11/19.
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