Sunday 29 August 2021

 LEANDER 45690  A JUBILEE CLASS 4-6-0

The Royal Duchy today was supposed to be diesel from Slough to Taunton and steam to Plymouth

then diesel to Par but this part was cancelled due to problems with the diesel.

                                        Leander nearly at the top of Dainton Bank on 

                                                         her way to Plymouth


ONE AQUILA

18 / 145,647gt 14,026 teu.She is on the FP2 Service and was bound from London Gateway 

to Jeddah when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.She is not doing the 

transpacific loop but will return from China to N.Europe.

                 

                                            Pictures taken from the pilotboat 29/8.                         


Friday 27 August 2021

 HMM GAON

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu.She was the 2nd ship in the Nuri Class but she didn't call here on

 her maiden voyage because she piloted at Rotterdam.She was bound from Tangermed II

to Southampton on the FE2 Service when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham tonight.

at sunset.



                                              Pictures taken from Berry Head 27/8.

 DONAT

07 / 84,315gt managed by Tankerska Plovidba DD.Croatia.She was en route from

Novorossiysk, Russia to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham

 this evening. 



                                              Pictures taken from Berry Head 27/8.

 LEO SPIRIT

12 / 60,825gt 6400 cars.She is one of the largest and the newest in the Nissan Fleet. She was

 bound from Zeebrugge to Santos,Brazil when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this

 morning an hour after HMM SOUTHAMPTON.



                                                Pictures taken from the pilotboat 27/8.

 HMM SOUTHAMPTON

20 / 232,606gt 23,820 teu She is on the FE4  Service and was bound from Antwerp to Tangermed

when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.


                                                  Pictures taken from the pilotboat 27/8.


Tuesday 24 August 2021

HMM HANUL

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu.She is the last ship in the 8 ship Nuri Class and is bound from

Yantian to Rotterdam on the FE3 Service.She came up into Lyme Bay this afternoon

to kill time until her berth in Rotterdam is available which is next Thursday.She is presently

 anchored 13 miles east of Teignmouth.On Wednesday 1/9 at 1400 she will board her 

deepsea pilot at Brixham.



                                    Pictures taken from Berry Head 24/8 when she

                                                     was 8 and 9 miles distant.

Sunday 22 August 2021

 ARRIVALS UPDATE FOR BRIXHAM

HMM HANUL  FE3 anchors in Lyme Bay until Sat 4/9 when she boards

 her pilot for Rotterdam

ONE MANHATTAN  FP2 LGW down Sun 5/9

ONE CRANE  FP2  LGW  Down  Sat 11/9

HMM GAON  FE2  ROTTERDAM  Down  Tues 14/9

Updated 31/8 

Saturday 21 August 2021

ISLAND SKY

92 / 4200gt 114 pass managed by Noble Caledonian,UK She was built as Renaissance Eight

and renamed Renai II 01, Sky 03, present name 04. She is on a coastal cruise from Portsmouth

left 15/8, and called at Fowey yesterday, Dartmouth today and returns to Portsmouth tomorrow

 morning.


 

                                             Pictures taken from Kingswear 21/8.

Thursday 19 August 2021

 CARMEN

11/ 74,258gt 7938 cars.She arrived at Southampton from Le Havre and sailed for Baltimore.

She has just come from a refit where a new funnel containing the scrubber was fitted and she 

was repainted in the new livery.She has a 9.5m wide x 320t stern ramp and 13 car decks of

 which 5 are hoistable.


                                                        Southampton 16/8/21
 

Saturday 14 August 2021

HMM DAON

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu.She is the 7th of 8 in the Nuri Class the last one could be here

Bank Holiday Monday .She is on her maiden voyage from Yantian to Rotterdam on the

FE3 Service and boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.



                                            Pictures taken from the pilotboat 14/8.

Friday 13 August 2021

 NIAGARA HIGHWAY

19 / 75,528gt 7450 cars.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Santander when she

landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.



                                          Pictures taken from the pilotboat 13/8

Monday 9 August 2021

 LENA RIVER

13 / 100,236gt 154880 cubic metre LNG tanker.She is managed by Dynagas Ltd,Greece.

She had come from the Bangladesh LNG import facility, Moheshkhail Floating LNG 

Terminal located in the Bay of Bengal which uses the Excellence a Floating Storage

 and Regasification Unit to do ship to ship transfers.UPDATED INFO Tuesday 10/8

Lena River most likely came light from the Excellence and anchored in the Antwerp

 West Hinder Anchorage and after a few days then steamed down Channel to south of

 the Scilly Isles then up into Lyme Bay to await orders on Saturday 7/8 and wandered 

about until this evening when she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage.She left for

Falmouth 25/8.



                                          Pictures taken from Marine Drive 

                                          as she approached the Anchorage 9/8

 HMM RAON

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu.She is the 5th ship in the series of 8.She is operating on the

FE3 Service and arrived in the dark to board her deepsea pilot 16/7.Her last port in

 N.Europe is Southampton but her berth isn't available until Wednesday and she couldn't

disembark her pilot at the Nab because of weather conditions so she came here last night

disembarked the pilot and has anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage until its time to return

 to Southampton.

                                         Picture taken from Marine Drive 9/8.


 MOL ENDOWMENT

07 / 54,098gt 4800 teu.She is on the FE3 Service and was bound from Rotterdam to

Jebel Ali when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.Her next service

is unknown at the moment.

                                           Picture taken from Berry Head 9/8.


Friday 6 August 2021

 PARADISE ACE

04 / 60,175gt 6354 cars.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Bayonne,New Jersey.

when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.



                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 6/8.

Wednesday 4 August 2021

WILDCAT

While up Marine Drive this RNS Yeovilton based A159 WILDCAT HMA2

Serial 538 Register ZZ531 which entered service June 2016 flew over.



 HMM SOUTHAMPTON

20 / 132,311gt 23,828 teu. She is bound from Algeciras to Rotterdam on the FE4 Service.

Her arrival at Rotterdam is Monday 0030, so she spent all yesterday drifting around south of

the Lizard and today came up into Lyme Bay where she will probably remain anchored

 until she comes to Brixham Saturday 2200 to board her deepsea pilot.

                                       Picture taken from Marine Drive 4/7 when she was

                                       13 miles distant and 3/4 hr away from anchoring.

 A138 TIDESURGE 

2018 / 39,000 tonnes full load.She is exercising in Lyme Bay and was heading down towards

Berry Head this evening.

                                         Picture taken from Marine Drive.


 MARELLA DISCOVERY

She came back from Portland and is in the Deepwater Anchorage but she is coming

 back into Torbay.

                                         Picture taken from Marine Drive 4/7


Monday 2 August 2021

 HMM MIR

21 / 153,150gt 16010 teu.She is the 6th ship in the Nuri Class and is on her maiden 

voyage from Yantian to Rotterdam on the FE3 Service.She boarded her deepsea pilot

at Brixham this evening.Pictures taken from Berry Head.



                                      MTS Pathfinder heading back to Brixham

 GOLDEN HORIZON

She is on a 5 day Cowes Week Taster from Dover and arrived at Torquay

this morning from Cowes.She left this evening for Harwich setting 16 of 

her 20 mainsails on her way out of Torbay. Pictures taken from Thatcher

 Point,Marine Drive.




Sunday 1 August 2021

 HMM HANBADA

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu.She is the 4th ship in the Nuri Class and is operating

on the FE4 Service.She was bound from Antwerp to Singapore via Algeciras.

On return to China she changes to the FE3 Service.




 FELICITY ACE

06 / 60,118gt 5232 cars.She was bound from Emden to Baltimore.




 TODAY MTS SERVICED 3 SHIPS IN 25 MINUTES.

They all landed deepsea pilots at Brixham.

NYK NEBULA

07 / 55,534gt 4888 teu.She is operated by ONE on the Trans Atlantic Loop 5

( AL5 ) Service and was bound from Antwerp to Halifax.