Saturday 29 February 2020

ADALINE

The better weather today allowed me to photograph her from Berry Head 29/2/20.


LAYLA

07 / 160,782gt 317,821 dwt owned by Bahri,Saudi Arabia.She was bound from Sidi Kerir
to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham.This was her first time here.


2 TANKERS PILOTING OFF BRIXHAM THIS AFTERNOON
The wind on Berry Head was blowing Force 6 gusting to 9 so they piloted close in.

ENERGY UNIVERSE

19 / 122,142gt LNG Tanker owned by Lusby Shipping SA,managed by Mitsui OSK Line and chartered to Tokyo Gas.She was bound from Cove Point Offshore LNG Terminal near Lusby,
Maryland,USA to the Isle of Grain when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham 29/2/20.
This was her first time here.


Friday 28 February 2020

ADALINE

01 / 7265gt bulk carrier owned by Adaline Shipping,Turkey.She was bound from Terneuzen to
Jorf Lasfar when she sheltered in Torbay from Storm Jorge early this morning.

                                    Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain 28/2/20

Wednesday 26 February 2020

TRANSBAY

99 / 11,894gt managed by Rix Shipmanagement Sia,Latvia.She was bound from
Pietarsarri,Finland to Alexandria with a cargo of packaged timber and arrived in
 the Deepwater Anchorage this morning to shelter.

                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 26/2/20.


Tuesday 25 February 2020

MAPLE

85 / 2590gt bound from Ipswich to Damietta,Egypt.


2 OF THE SHIPS ARE MANAGED BY NISMAR SHIPPING LTD,TURKEY.

VON ADLER 01 / 2461gt bound from Hamburg to Coruna.


OAK 1

83 / 1560gt owned by TAMBELS LTD-BZE, Latvia.She is bound from Frederiksvaerk,
Denmark to Cartagena,Spain.She was Oak until 1/2/20.


4 SHIPS SHELTERING IN TORBAY TODAY

Pictures taken from Berry Head 25/2/20.

CEMBAY

98 / 3017gt managed by Baltrader ,Germany.She is bound from Ridham Dock
 to Santander.


EVER GENTLE

19 / 217,612gt 20,388 teu owned by Shoei Kisen KK,Japan and chartered to Evergreen Marine
Corp,Taiwan.She is 1 of 11 G Class ships and is bound from Tanjung Pelepas,Malaysia to
Rotterdam.She is early for her berth so she is delaying her arrival by slow steaming in Lyme
 Bay.In the picture taken 25/2/20 at 1406 she is 10 miles out from Berry Head doing 11 kts.
At 2100 she was 23 miles away doing 3 kts.


Saturday 22 February 2020

FIONIA SEA

09 / 25,604gt 250 trailers owned by Snowdon Leasing,UK.She was on charter to DFDS
for 10 years until 3/2/20 and was named FIONIA SEAWAYS.Finnlines then took her on
charter and in the last 3 weeks have renamed her FIONIA SEA.She is on her first voyage for Finnlines and was bound from Zeebrugge to Bilbao when she landed an overcarried Zeebrugge
port pilot at Brixham 22/2/20. Info updated 23/2.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham
                                   in the low light mode 30 minutes before dark.

GREEN BAY

07 / 59,217gt 6400 cars owned by Central Gulf Line,USA.She was bound from Savannah to
Bremerhaven when she boarded a deepsea pilot off Brixham today 22/2/20.

                                    Picture taken from the pilotboat off Brixham.

Thursday 20 February 2020

SMERALDO

98 / 4896gt owned by Finbeta SPA,Italy.She was bound from Le Havre to Barcelona when
she anchored in Torbay to shelter on Tuesday 18/2/20.

                                       Picture taken from Paignton Seafront 20/2.

Monday 17 February 2020

BEAUMONT

05 / 2545gt managed by Faversham Ships Ltd,UK.She had arrived from Amsterdam with an
import cargo


ARKLOW FOREST

11 / 2998gt managed by Arklow Shipping,Ireland.She arrived from Szczecin with an import cargo.


3 OF THE 4 SHIPS IN TEIGNMOUTH 17/2/2020.

PANDA

01 / 2088gt managed by Wagonborg,Netherlands. She is loaded with stone from Belfast and
had just arrived from Torbay where she had been sheltering from Storm Dennis.


Sunday 16 February 2020

ATLANTIC MONACO

08 / 10,609gt managed by Sinokor Merchant Marine Co Ltd.South Korea.She was bound
from Rotterdam to Leixoes.


2 SHIPS SHELTERING IN BABBACOMBE BAY FROM STORM DENNIS.

These pictures were taken from Babbacombe Downs 16/2/20.

STOLT GUILLEMOT

93 / 3204gt managed by Stolt Tankers BV,Netherlands. She was en route from Terneuzen
to Liverpool.


DARINA

2000 / 3170gt managed by Transflot,Russia.She was bound from Klaipeda to New Ross,
Ireland and was the first ship to shelter arriving Thursday13th pm.


MARIANNE DANICA

93 / 1409gt managed by Folmer & Co, Denmark.She was en route from Rotterdam to
Wilmington,North Carolina,USA

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RMS WEDAU

85 / 1556gt managed by Rhenus Maritime Services,Germany.She was bound from Belfast
to Dagenham.

SUN BIRD

09 / 3199gt managed by Harren and Partner Shipmanagement,Germany.She was bound from
Terneuzen to Kamsar,Guinea.


SPRINTER

08 / 2528gt owned by Sprinter Shipping  CU, Netherlands and was en route from Liepaja,
Latvia to Avonmouth.



6 SHIPS SHELTERING IN TORBAY FROM STORM DENNIS

These pictures were all taken from Battery Gardens,Brixham 16/2/20.

PANDA

01 / 2088gt managed by Wagonborg Netherlands.She is bound from Belfast to Teignmouth.




Saturday 15 February 2020

OCEANA

Today at 1645 the P&O cruiseship Oceana which is bound from Lisbon to Southampton was off  Berry Head,Brixham because she boarded a Southampton Port Pilot from MTS Pathfinder. Tomorrow at 0900  the weather would stop him being able to board at the Nab Pilot Station.


Friday 14 February 2020

MTS VICTORY TOWING SAND SWAN.

She is still at anchor from the Storm Ciara last weekend.

                                     Picture taken from Waterside 13/2/20
WAALDIJK

10 / 2984gt managed by Navigia Shipmanagement,Netherlands.She was bound from Ipswich to Coruna when she sheltered in Torbay.
All these sheltering ships had left by the middle of Thursday afternoon.

                                      Picture taken from Waterside 13/2/20.
WILSON HOLLA

02 / 2896gt owned by Wilson Shipowning AS, Norway. She was en route from Antwerp to
Ellesmere when she sheltered in Torbay.

                                      Picture taken from Waterside 13/2/20.
PEAK BREMEN

11 / 2978gt owned by Peak Project Carriers,Norway.She was en route from Ijmuiden
to Waterford when she anchored in Torbay.She sheltered in Torbay 11/12/19.

                                     Picture taken from Waterside 13/2/20.

ATLANTIS ANTIBES

09/ 3670gt managed by Armona Denizcilik,Turkey.She was bound from Terneuzen
to Aveiro when she sheltered in the Deepwater Anchorage.

                                Picture taken from Marine Drive 13/2/20.

SHIPS SELTERING FROM WEDNESDAY'S STORM

CEMBROOK

17 / 3517gt managed by Baltrader,Germany.She was bound from Brunsbuttel to
Brest when she sheltered in Babbacombe Bay.

                               Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs 13/2/2020.

OCEAN OSPREY

14 / 2284gt owned by Atlantic Offshore Scotland Ltd.She is being used as a fishery
patrol vessel and operates out of Portland. She is anchored in Babbacombe Bay

                                Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs 13/2/20

Monday 10 February 2020

MICHEL SELMER

10 / 23,432gt owned by Michel Selmer Shipping and managed by Ambra Shipmanagement,
Cyprus.She was bound from Antwerp to Mobile when she came up to shelter in the Deepwater
Anchorage.

                                      Picture taken from Marine Drive 10/2/20.
PORTMAN SQUARE

02 / 56,358gt managed by Zodiac Maritime Inc,UK.She was bound from Sillamae,Estonia
to Suez for orders when yesterday she slow steam sheltered in Lyme Bay and today she
 anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage.
In Lyme Bay at 1300 the wind was force 6 gusting to 9.

                                Picture taken from Marine Drive 10/2/20.

Saturday 8 February 2020

MTS VICTORY TOWING SAND SWAN

MTS Victory 76/167gt was towing Sand Swan 70 / 1164gt from Liverpool to
Leith for scapping when she came into Torbay this morning to shelter from Storm
Ciara.Sand Swan was laid up at Liverpool in 2010 when her owners went bankrupt
and was sold to Baltic Dredging Group in 2010 and registered at Klaipeda, Lithuania
and has remained laid up since then.

                                             Picture taken from Waterside 8/2/20.
EEMS DOVER

12 / 5198gt Ex Abis Dover 17 managed by Amasus Support BV, Netherlands. She was en
 route from Rostock to Foynes when she came into Torbay to shelter from Storm Ciara.
She has a deck cargo of 12 wind turbine blades and 6 tower sections.

                                      Picture taken from Marine Drive
                                      as she came into Torbay 8/2/20.

Friday 7 February 2020

SEA CONDITIONS OFF BERRY HEAD TODAY at 1230 Southerly Wind Force 5 Gusting to 6
                                                  MTS PATHFINDER heading East
                                          BM 188 SAM OF LADRAM heading South

OLYMPIC LIBERTY

03 /160,083gt 309,449 dwt owned by Olympic Shipping,Greece.She had been loading
Russian Crude by doing STS transfers off Frederikshavn,Denmark and was bound for
 Rizhao.China when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today 7/2/20.The picture
 was taken from Berry Head  in very murky conditions when she was 4 miles out at the
 Deep Draft Pilot Station.The pilotboat MTS Pathfinder has just broken away from her.

SOHO SQUARE

12 / 61,338gt Ex Gulf Vision 19 owned by Totlen Shipping,UK and managed by Zodiac.
She arrived in the Deepwater Anchorage from Jorf Lasfar late last night to await orders.

                                     Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham 7/2/20.
SHETLAND TRADER

92 / 1512gt owned by Faversham,UK.She was bound from Teignmouth to Falmouth
and is pictured passing Berry Head,Brixham 7/2/20.