NIEUW STATENDAM

She arrived in Torbay this morning fron Brest and anchored close to Torquay to carry out

crew transfers before leaving for Southampton.

                                           Picture taken from Marine Drive 26/11.

                                  Picture taken at dusk from Torquay Seafront 26/11.

 BABBACOMBE BAY

With the arrival of Marella Discovery there is now 5 cruiseships at anchor. The first time that

number of ships have been seen here.

Left to Right AZURA,MARELLA DISCOVERY,ARCADIA,QUEEN MARY 2, VENTURA.

                                       Picture taken from Marine Drive 26/11.

 MARELLA DISCOVERY

96 / 69,472gt 1833 pass owned by Marella Cruises,UK She was built as Splendour of the Seas

 and renamed Tui Discovery in 2016 and given the present name in 2018.She arrived in

 Babbacombe Bay last night from Weymouth Bay.

                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive 26/11/20.

 HENRY HUDSON BRIDGE

08 / 98,747gt 9040 teu owned by K Line,Japan.She was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam

 on the FP1 Service when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham at dusk today.

                                       Picture taken from Marine Drive 23/11/20.

 MERIC

95 / 2035gt owned by SHN Group of Company,Marshall Islands.She is anchored in the Deepwater 

Anchorage whilst on a voyage from Brunsbuttel to Catania,Italy with wind turbine blades.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive 23/11/20.

 AMMON

05 / 2545gt managed by Amasus Shipping,Netherlands.She is seen at Teignmouth today

unloading a cargo of animal feedstuff from Kaliningrad and tonight sailed for Newport.

 

 PACIFIC EGRET

10 / 6776gt Nuclear Fuel Carrier, 1 of 3 sisterships owned by Pacific Nuclear Transport

 Ltd.UK.She arrived in Lyme Bay from Barrow in Furnace on Saturday and sailed for 

Cherbourg this afternoon.

                                         Picture taken from Labrador car park 23/11/20

 CEG UNIVERSE

88 / 852gt managed by Fehn Ship Management,Germany and registered in Latvia.She brought

 a cargo of stone from Belfast to Teignmouth and is seen leaving for Falmouth from Labrador 

car park today 23/11/20.

 GREEN BAY

07 / 59,217 gt 6400 cars owned by Central Gulf Line Inc,USA.She was bound from Emden to

Davisville,Rhode Island when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.

                                       Picture taken from Berry Head 21/11/20.

 ONE HAMBURG

09 / 98,747gt 9020 teu. She was bound from Le Havre to Singapore on the FP1 Service when

she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head 21/11/20.

 ONLY THREE SHIPS IN TORBAY NOW

ZAANDAM ,VOLENDAM AND EMERALD PRINCESS

                                      Picture taken fron Berry Head 21/11/20.

 QUEEN VICTORIA

07 / 90,746gt 2014 pass. She has been anchored in Babbacombe Bay since Monday and is seen leaving this afternoon for Southampton.

 

                         THAT LEAVES 3 SHIPS, ARCADIA,QUEEN MARY 2 and VENTURA

                                              Pictures taken from Marine Drive 19/11/20.

 AAVA VG

98 / 2863gt owned by VG Shipping OY,Finland.She came from Schiedam and was anchored in 

Babbacombe Bay waiting to berth in Teignmouth.19/11/20

                                             Picture taken from Marine Drive.

 RCC ANTWERP

13 / 58,767gt 6700 cars.She was chartered to Hoegh from new and came off the charter  and was

 renamed RCC ANTWERP 1/9/20.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Suez when she landed

 her deepsea pilot at Brixham today 19/11/20.

                                            Picture taken from Marine Drive,

 ULTRA LARGE CONTSHIPS PILOTING AT BRIXHAM

 ERIDANUS LEADER

10 / 59.637gt 6400 cars.She was bound from Boston to Hamburg when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.

                                                 Picture taken from Berry Head 15/11

 2 GILLIE & BLAIR COASTERS SHELTERING IN TORBAY.

SEA KESTREL 93 / 1382gt  Shoreham to Porthoustock

SEA HARMONY 91 / 2481gt  Ijmuiden to Drogheda

 

                                      Pictures taken from Battery Gardens,Brixham 15/11.

 TRUD R 

94 / 1414gt Hopper Dredger owned by Rohde Nielsen A/S,Denmark.She was bound from

 Thyboron,Denmark to Leixoes when she sheltered in Torbay.She is the sistership of Magni R

 which sheltered here 31/10.

                              Picture taken from Battery Gardens,Brixham 15/11.

 

                                            Picture taken from Waterside 15/11.

 TSM OUESSANT

20/ 483gt owned by CMT Offshore,France.She arrived in Torbay this afternoon from Plymouth 

and is going to conduct trials for a couple of days with a small unmanned submersible in an area 

north of  Berry Head .She left for Plymouth the next day.

                                           Picture taken from Waterside 12/11/20.

 

                                                              ZAANDAM

                                                            WESTERDAM

 REMEMBERANCE DAY

Today the Holland America Line cruise ships took part in Torbay's Rememberance Day by

blowing their horns before and after the 2 minute silence.

                                

                                Left NIEUW STATENDAM Right VOLENDAM

                                   Pictures taken from Torquay Seafront 8/11/20.

 HMM COPENHAGEN

20 / 278,283gt 23,938 teu.This was her 2nd time in N,Europe and her 4th visit to Brixham the previous 3 were in the dark and this one the weather couldn't be worse.She was bound from Rotterdam to Singapore on the FE2 Service when she landed her deepsea pilot at at Brixham today.

                                              Pictures taken from Berry Head 7/11/20