Friday 28 January 2022

 PEREGRINE 10 / 25,593gt 180 trailers.She was bound from Zeebrugge to Dublin when she

headed up from the south as far as Berry Head but was 8 miles away to the east and then turned 

and headed south then turned at Start Point and headed north until she anchored in Lyme Bay 

3.5 miles NE of Marine Drive.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head 28/1.


 HMM COPENHAGEN 20 / 228,283gt 23,963 teu.She was bound from Algeciras to

Rotterdam when she came up to anchor in the Deepwater Anchorage yesterday to await

her berth in Rotterdam which is Fri 5th Feb.

                                          Picture taken from Berry Head 28/1.


Monday 24 January 2022

 ALLERTAL 08 / 2164gt ex Stadt Hemmoor renamed Aller in 13 and given her present name in 21

 and is managed by Heinz Corleis Reederei KG,Germany.She arrived at Teignmouth with a cargo

 of blast furnace slag from Port Talbot, all the dust caused by sucking it out of the hold and she 

will leave with clay for Casablanca.

                                                     Picture taken 24/1/22


Sunday 23 January 2022

 HMM ST.PETERSBURG

20 / 235,380gt 23,820 teu,Samsung built.She is on the FE4 Service and was bound

from Algeciras to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham yesterday

and then proceeded to anchor in the Deepwater Anchorage until her berth in Rotterdam 

is available which at the moment is Thursday.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head 23/1.


 KMARIN EMERALD

07 / 102,064gt 151,945 cubic mtrs LNG Tanker ex British Emerald 20 and managed by

 Kmarin,S.Korea.Isle of Man registered.She was bound from Freeport,Texas to the Isle 

of Grain when she boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham today.



                                       Pictures taken in the gloom at Berry Head 23/1/22

Thursday 20 January 2022

 GARNET LEADER

                                              She has a 150 ton starboard 1/4 ramp.

                                      The pilotboat St Nicholas is alongside and the pilot

                                                   can be seen climbing the ladder.


 GARNET LEADER 08 / 57,692gt 6700 cars She is owned by Ray Car Carriers and chartered

to NYK.She was bound fron Livorno to Zeebrugge on the Europe,USA,Caribbean,S.America

 Service when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon.

Pictures taken from Berry Head 20/1.



                                              She was going too fast to pilot and had 

                                                    to be told to slow down to 5kts

Monday 17 January 2022

 A833 KAREL DOORMAN

                                   Her ramp upto the vehicle deck for loading landing craft is offset to

                                   port and she has a starboard 1/4 ramp for vehicle access.

                                      L to R SD POWERFUL,SD CAREFUL,SD EILEEN



 A833 KAREL DOORMAN 15 / 27,860 tons full load.She is an Amphibious Joint Support ship

and is the largest ship in the Dutch Navy. Since 2016 there is a joint agreement for use by the 

German Navy as well.She arrived yesterday from Den Helder for FOST and today she has been

 out training and is seen  from Jennycliff after sunset coming  into Devonport.

                 Lto R  Bow tug SD POWERFUL,escort SD EILEEN,stern tug SD CAREFUL






 F311 ROALD AMUNDSEN 07 / 5290 tons.She is a Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen Class Frigate

and arrived from Stavanger yesterday for FOST and is seen coming out from Devonport and 

going to Anchorage 6.

                                Pictures taken from Jennycliff 1/2 hr before sunset.



 WISBY TEAK 11 / 4776gt managed by Wisby Tankers AB,Sweden and registered in Norway.

She arrived on Cattedown from Whitegate,Ireland.

                                           Picture taken from Mountbatten 17/1.

THUN LIVERPOOL 19 / 11,826gt owned by Thun Tankers BV, Sweden.She had just

arrived from Milford Haven and anchored in Anchorage 23

                                   Picture was taken from Jennycliff at sunset.




Sunday 9 January 2022

 MOL TRADITION

Out in the gloom 10 miles from Berry Head. After landing her deepsea pilot at Brixham

she slow steamed east for 4 hours before heading south.She has now anchored in the

 middle of Lyme Bay.



 DAMSTERDIJK

07 / 2984gt managed by SCG  Management BV, Netherlands and was bound from Hamburg 

to Sevilla when she sheltered off Dawlish. She is seen resuming her voyage passing Teignmouth

 this afternoon.



 MALACCA HIGHWAY

Today she left to resume her voyage to Dublin and is seen passing Berry Head.



 PACIFIC KOHINOOR

21 / 29,513gt 49,999 dwt owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte,Singapore.She is

one of their newest tankers and was bound from Pelintung,Indonesia to Rotterdam when 

she did a crew change off Brixham today 9/1/22,they were late arriving so the ship had to hang

about off Berry Head waiting for them.

 

 

 

 

 























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Saturday 8 January 2022

 Thank you Grim Snapper for the info on Clover Ace and Bit Viking.

 SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY

19 / 58,119gt 1000 pass owned by Saga Cruises,UK and managed by V Ships,Monaco.

She left Southampton 12 hours late bound for Cadiz and came to anchor in Babbacombe Bay

last night 7/1.She sailed at 17.30 this evening 8/1.



                                    Pictures taken from Marine Drive 8/1/22.

 2 MORE COASTERS CAME INTO SHELTER OVERNIGHT

RURIK 06 / 2164gt managed by Baltnautic Shipping,Lithuania.She was bound from

Terneuzen to Liverpool and is anchored in Torbay.

ABERDEEN 09 / 2451gt owned by Vertom-Bojen,Germany.She was bound from Antwerp

to Corinth,Greece when she anchored in Babbacombe Bay.

                                      Pictures taken from Marine Drive 8/1/22.
 


 




Friday 7 January 2022

 CLOVER ACE

08 / 60015gt 6287 cars. She was bound from Bremerhaven to Bayonne,New Jersey

and landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning then proceeded to slow steam 

in Lyme Bay.



 ONE HENRY HUDSON 08 / 98,747gt 9040 teu operated by ONE on the FP2 Service.She arrived

from Tangermed and anchored to await a berth in Rotterdam on 11/1.


 HMM LE HAVRE 20/228,283gt 23,963 teu She is on the FE4 Service and arrived this morning

from Alegciras and is now slow steaming around Lyme Bay because her berth in Rotterdam is not 

available until 11/1.

                                   She was 12 miles distant from Marine Drive.
 

 BIT VIKING 07 / 17,757gt Chem / Oil Tanker owned by Tarbit Shipping,Sweden and she was 

en route from Stignaes,Denmark toTarbert.Ireland.

ALATEPE 95 / 4650gt Chem / Oil Tanker owned by Beykim Petrolculuk Gemi,Turkey.She is 

en route from Wintam,Belguim to Safi,Morocco

                                                         Vitality is in the background.


 MALACCA HIGHWAY 01 / 17,735gt 1250 cars owned by K Line,Japan.She is operated 

by K Line European Sea Highway Services ( KESS ) and has only been painted in their

 colours since May last year.She was en route from Zeebrugge to Dublin.

CASPIAN HARMONY 16 / 22362gt managed by Istanbul Denizcilik VE Deniz,Turkey.She

is en route from Dunkirk to Suez.




 9 SHIPS ARE WITHIN 4 MILES OF MARINE DRIVE.THE OTHER 24 ARE FROM

10 TO 33 MILES AWAY

SEVEN OCEANIC 11 / 16,511gt a multi purpose offshore vessel owned by Subsea 7 Offshore

Resources,UK.She was built as Normand Oceanic and renamed 1/2/21.She is en route from

 Rotterdam to Mobile,USA.

CRYSTAL LAVENDER 19 / 4324gt LPG Tanker owned by Kumiai Navigation PTE 

Singapore.She is en route from Vlissingen to Averio.




 STEFANY 95 / 2449gt managed by Regency Ship Management,Turkey and she

is bound from Flixborough to Newport and in is Babbacombe Bay.

SEA MELODY 02 / 2595gt owned by Torbulk, UK.She is bound from Hamburg to Santander

and is also in Babbacombe Bay.




 AS OF 2000 TODAY THERE ARE 33 SHIPS IN LYME BAY, 3 IN TORBAY AND 3

 IN BABBACOMBE BAY SHELTERING BUT OUT  OF THEM 3 ARE

 AWAITING A BERTH IN ROTTERDAM AND 1 FOR MARCHWOOD.

The following pictures were all taken from Marine Drive this afternoon 7/1/22.

SEA HARMONY

91 / 2481gt owned by Torbulk.UK and she is bound from Rouen to Drogheda and is in Torbay.

VITALITY

09 / 2984gt owned by Faversham Ships Ltd,UK. She was bound from Rotterdam to

Santander and is seen entering Torbay.


 

 

 

 

 

 


Monday 3 January 2022

 TATESHINA

21 / 162,218gt 311,979 dwt managed by NYK Line, Japan.She is only 2 months old but I'm not 

sure whether she is on her maiden voyage. She was en route from Ruwais,UAE to Rotterdam

 when she boarded her deepsea pilot off  Brixham this afternoon.


                                          Pictures taken from Berry Head 3/1/22.


Sunday 2 January 2022

 MARGOT

 

04 / 2461gt Ex Arlau 1/5/21 and managed by Boeckmans Belgie NV. She came from Zeebrugge

 with a cargo of Wheat Glutten FP for Teignmouth and has been anchored in Babbacombe Bay. 

An hour after this picture was taken from Babbacombe Downs 2/1/22 she upped anchor and 

headed for Teignmouth.



 HURST POINT

02 / 23,235gt owned by Foreland Shipping and chartered to the MOD.She has come

 back from the Falklands via Georgetown,St Helena and is anchored in Lyme Bay

4 miles distant from Marine Drive 2/1 waiting to berth  at Marchwood on 

Wednesday 5/1.

                                       


 HMM HELSINKI

20 / 228,283gt 23,963teu.She is on the FE4 Service and is bound from Algeciras to Rotterdam.

She was anchored in Lyme Bay this afternoon waiting for her berth in Rotterdam 5/1 1700 but

 is now slow steaming 9.5 miles distant from Marine Drive 2/1/22.