Friday 26 November 2021

 SHELTERING IN TORBAY

WILMA 09 / 2545gt bound from Ijmuiden to Pasajes.

                                             Picture taken from Preston 26/11/21.


 SHELTERING IN  LYME BAY

TRANSBAY 99 / 11,894gt bound from Hamina with a cargo of packaged timber

to Ashdod.

                                  Picture taken from Marine Drive 26/11 21.



 SHELTERING IN BABBACOMBE BAY FROM STORM ARWEN 

Pictures taken from Marine Drive 26/11/21.

MARANT 06 / 2461gt, bound from Cherbourg to Casablanca.

CHRISTINE 98 / 2834gt,bound from Rotterdam to Belfast.





Saturday 13 November 2021

 SHETLAND TRADER

92 / 1512gt .She came from the Manchester Ship Canal and anchored in Torbay.

She is due in Rye Wednesday 17/11.



 HMM DUBLIN

20 / 228,283gt 23,963 teu .She arrived in the Deepwater Anchorage at Midnight

from Algeciras and is waiting for her berth in Rotterdam on Friday 19/11.

                                         Picture taken from Berry Head 13/11.


 ST NICHOLAS

She is the new Brixham pilotboat owned by Silverline Cruises,Plymouth.Seen here

passing Berry Head coming back in from Glovis Spring today.



 GLOVIS SPRING

16 / 65,785gt 7,300 cars.She was bound from Bremerhaven to China when she 

landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.



                                     Pictures taken from Berry Head 13/11.

Monday 1 November 2021

 P283 HMS MERSEY

She had come from Portsmouth and anchored in Torbay.

                                           Picture taken from Brixham 30/10.


 THOR HEYERDAHL

31 / 211 gt German 3 masted topsail schooner used for sail training.She arrived in Torbay

 from Portsmouth.

                                      Picture taken from Battery Gardens, Brixham 30/10.



 PATRIOTIC

19 / 82,657gt 159,090 dwt owned by C.M Lemos,Greece.She was bound from Inglewood,Texas

to Wilhemshaven when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham,

                                      My last picture with MTS Pathfinder piloting.

                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 29/10.


 HMM GARAM

21/ 153,150gt 16,010 teu she came down channel from Antwerp but is not due into 

Southampton until Nov 10th so she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham 27/10  and

has anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage until it's time to go to Southampton.She 

left Thurs 11/11.

                                             Picture taken from Berry Head 29/10.