Monday 20 January 2020

TAHITI

14 / 82,043gt 157,025 dwt owned by Cardiff Marine Inc - TMS Tankers,Greece.She
 was bound from Dubai to Slagen, Norway when she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham.
She has recently had a scrubber added  resulting in a twice as long funnel.

                                     Picture taken from Berry Head 20/1/20

Saturday 18 January 2020

MAERSK IDAHO

2000 / 50,698gt 4338 teu owned by Maersk Line Ltd,USA. 1 1/4 hours after Glovis Stella
 we boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham whilst she was en route from Norfolk to Antwerp.


GLOVIS STELLA

16 / 65,697gt 7300 cars.3 hours after Patriotic we landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham
whilst she was en route from Bremerhaven to Port Said.


AFTER 10 WEEKS OF NOT GOING OUT ON THE BRIXHAM PILOTBOAT.
TODAY 18/1/20 IN GOOD WEATHER I  PHOTOGRAPHED  3 SHIPS.

PATRIOTIC

19 / 82,900gt 159,090 dwt owned by Lemos,Greece.She was bound from the Bight of
Bonny Egina FPSO Terminal,Nigeria to Rotterdam when she boarded a deepsea pilot
 at Brixham.


Wednesday 15 January 2020

FWN BONAFIDE

06 / 7767gt Built as Anna C renamed UAL Antwerp 06, UAL Nigeria 12, and managed by Carisbrooke Shipping until 2015. Then renamed and managed by Forestwave Navigation BV,
Netherlands.She came from Walvis Bay,Namibia and anchored in Torbay yesterday to await
orders.She left at noon today for Rauma,Finland.

                                  Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain,Torquay 15/1/20.

Sunday 12 January 2020

LUCA

04/3610gt managed by Alpha Shipping Co Sia,Latvia. Portuguese regd.She was bound from
Stord,Norway to Lisbon and is seen approaching Torbay to shelter.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive 12/1/20.
PEAK BERGEN

10 / 2978gt.Built as Abis Bergen and renamed 1/1/2017 and now managed by Peak Project
Carrier A/S,Norway.She was bound from Gdynia to Belfast when she anchored 4 miles east
of Marine Drive in Lyme Bay to shelter.

                                      Picture taken from Marine Drive 12/1/20.
STORM BRENDAN IS APPROACHING THE UK

CATHERINE

02 / 21,287gt 200 trailers owned by Cobelfret,Belgium.She was bound from Rotterdam to
Leixoes and is seen 12/1/20 about to anchor in Lyme Bay to shelter.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay.

Thursday 9 January 2020

NAVIOS UNISON

10 / 113,412gt 9954 teu ,built as Hanjin Korea and renamed Adamastos 5/17 and given
her present name by Navios Containers Management,Greece 5/18.She was bound from
Antwerp to Tangermed when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon.
I saw her as Hanjin Korea landing a pilot at Brixham on her maiden voyage7/8/10.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head 9/1/20.

VESPERINE

10 / 25,593gt 180 trailers She was en route from Rotterdam to Leixoes and had just anchored
in Lyme Bay off Maidencombe to shelter.

                                           Picture taken from Berry Head 9/1/20.


SEVERINE

12 / 16,342gt 165 trailers She was en route from Zeebrugge to Santander when she sheltered
 in Lyme Bay off Maidencombe.

                                       Picture taken from Berry Head 9/1/20

ANTARI

98 / 2446gt managed by Kamer Marine Shipping Ltd,Turkey.She was bound from Antwerp
to Ceuta when she sheltered in Torbay.She has a deck cargo of 15 army trucks.

                                               Picture taken from Berry Head 9/1/20