Sunday 22 March 2020

MOL TRIBUTE

17 / 210,678gt 20,170 teu .She was bound from Rotterdam to Suez when she landed her
 deepsea pilot at Brixham today 22/3/20.This is the first time I've photographed one of
 these MOL's from Berry Head.


TAVISTOCK SQUARE

19 / 64,200gt owned by Civesto Shipping and managed by Zodiac Maritime,UK.She was
arriving this afternoon from Le Havre to await orders in the Deepwater Anchorage.She left
this morning 26/3 for Suez.

                                 Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham 22/3/20.

Monday 16 March 2020

FRIDTJOF NANSEN

19 / 20,889gt 530 pass.She returned to Dartmouth today 16/3/20 for the second time this month
 on her 2nd Showcase Cruise.She is seen arriving from Fowey and leaves tonight for Portsmouth from where she starts her 3rd Showcase Cruise and she will be back in Dartmouth on Wednesday.

                                          Picture taken from Kingswear
                                          as she passed Dartmouth Castle

Saturday 14 March 2020

S160 2253 OMAHA

She is now in the headshunt at Paignton and is the spare loco.

                                                   Picture taken 14/3/2020.

Friday 13 March 2020

PAULA

Outbound from Torbay after sheltering for 24 hours bound or Ferrol 13/3/20.

                                             Picture taken from Berry Head
ELBFEEDER

08 / 8246gt owned by Contarga Ltd,Germany and managed by Elbdiech Reederei.She was
bound from Antwerp to Dublin and landed an overcarried Antwerp port pilot 13/2/20.

                                          Picture raken from Berry Head.

A136 TIDESPRING

She is on FOST and anchored off  Mansands, Brixham last night. She is seen leaving
 this morning 13/3/20 and turned south.

                                       Picture taken from Berry Head

Thursday 12 March 2020

S160 2253 OMAHA

This United States Army Transportation Corp Loco has arrived at the Dartmouth Railway
to begin a 10 year loan to them and was in steam at Churston today 12/3/20.I don't know
when she will enter service.


EAGLE BRASILIA

18 / 62,150gt owned by AET Petroleum Tankers,Malaysia and on long term charter to Shell.
She is 1 of 2 LNG Dual Fuel Aframax tankers owned by them and was bound from Tees to
 Whitegate when she landed a deepsea pilot at Brixham 12/3/20.

                                          Picture taken from Berry Head.
DANMARK

Still in Torbay sheltering.

                                       Picture taken from Waterside 12/3/20.
PAULA

2000 / 8397gt managed by Sal Heavy Lift,Germany.She is seen entering Torbay this morning
to shelter whilst bound from Immingham to Ferrol.

                                   Picture taken from Battery Gardens,Brixham 12/3/20

Wednesday 11 March 2020

GRACE I

82 / 203gt owned by Satomen Investments Ltd,Nigeria.She is towing the Ex German tank barge
ALMERODE 72 / 1796dwt from Stellendam to Nigeria and came into Babbacombe Bay to
shelter on Saturday 7/3.

                                Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs,Torquay 11/3/2020.
DANMARK

33 / 737gt Danish Sail Training Ship.She was bound from Esjberg to Las Palmas when she
came into Torbay to shelter on Monday 9/3.

                                   Picture taken from Preston Seafront 11/3/2020.
GALATEA

07 / 3672gt Owned by Trinity House,UK.She arrived from Harwich and was carrying out
buoy maintenance in the Sound before heading out to the Eddystone.




A603 RHONE

17 / 2960 tonnes.She is a French Loire Class Offshore Support and Assistance Multi purpose vessel.
She arrived on Friday from La Pallice for a weekend visit and is seen leaving for Brest.


GERD

93 / 2650gt owned by Gerd Shipping Ltd,Turkey and was arriving in the Cattewater from Riga


A136 TIDESPRING

16 / 29324gt.She had come from Loch Striven and was in the Sound on C buoy.


A387 FORT VICTORIA

93 / 28821gt.She was in the Sound on D buoy and later left for FOST.


F310 FRIDTJOF NANSEN

Early Monday morning it was down to Plymouth for 2 Warship movements and the next 6 pictures
were taken from Devil's Point 9/3/2020.

06 / 5290 tonnes full load, Norwegian Fridtjof Class Frigate.She was leaving Devonport
for FOST.


Wednesday 4 March 2020

                                        Looking down on her from Kingswear.                                     
FRIDTJOF NANSEN

19 / 20,889gt 530 pass 151 crew 265 cabins owned by Hurtigruten,Norway She is Hybrid powered using 4 x Bergen diesel generators for charging batteries which power 2 Azipod units. She is built
 to Ice Class PC6 for Polar cruising. She is on her shakedown cruise around the UK and is
 mooring in the river at Dartmouth in the rain after arriving from Douglas. She is the world's
 second only battery powered cruise ship.She sailed to Portsmouth.

                                          Picture taken from Kingswear 4/3/20.