Sunday 27 February 2022

 BM55 ANGEL OF LADRAM

She was rounding Berry Head today and heading south.

 SWEDICA HAV 86 / 1615gt had come from Belfast and is heading towards Teignmouth




 MAERSK KANSAS

07 / 50,686gt 4154 teu Ex Safmarine Mulanje 2022 owned by Maersk Line Ltd,USA.She was

 renamed 1/1/22 and is on her first voyage since a refit and painting in Maersk colours.She was

 bound from Rotterdam to Charleston,South Carolina when she landed her deepsea pilot at

Brixham today.This is the first time this ship has called here.



                                          Pictures taken from Berry Head 27/2.

Saturday 26 February 2022

 

     
                                  Turning to 090 degrees to make a lee for the pilotboat.



 ONE HANNOVER

06 / 98,747gt 9040 teu Ex Hannover Bridge 2019 She is on the FP1 Service and was bound 

from Singapore to Rotterdam when she came up into Lyme Bay 24/2 and slow steamed

 until today when she came to the Brixham pilot station to board her deepsea pilot.

All the pictures taken from Berry Head 26/2.



                                       The pilotboat St Nicholas pushing her way out to

                                            One Hannover in a South Easterly swell.

Thursday 24 February 2022

 THE PILOTBOAT ST NICHOLAS

roughing it coming back in from piloting Green Ridge.



 GREEN RIDGE

98 / 57,449gt 6100 cars Ex Hercules Leader 05 owned by Central Gulf Line Inc,USA.She was

 bound from Emden to Mazanillo,Pamama when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.

She went out into Lyme Bay afterwards and is slow steaming.




                                          Pictures taken from Berry Head 24/2.

 HMM NURI

Pictures taken from Berry Head this morning 24/2.




Wednesday 23 February 2022

 HMM NURI

21 / 153,150gt 16,010 teu .She was the first ship in the HMM Nuri class and after

 her maiden voyage on the FE4 Service has been on the MD2 Service and is now on 

the FE3 Service. She was bound from Yantian to Rotterdam when she arrived in Lyme

 Bay on Sunday where she slow steamed while awaiting a berth in Rotterdam and is

 now in the Deepwater Anchorage.She will pilot Saturday 26/2 at 2000.

                                        Picture taken from Marine Drive 23/2


 WILSON ASTAKOS

10 / 2451gt owned by Vertom Bojen,Germany and chartered to Wilson and registered in

Luxembourg.She was bound from Antwerp to Belfast when she anchored in Babbacombe 

Bay this afernoon to shelter.

                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive 23/2.


Monday 21 February 2022

 TWO SHIPS TAKEN FROM MARINE DRIVE AT SUNSET TODAY 21/2/22.

ROYAL I 07 / 8407gt owned by Virgo Shipping PTE Ltd,Singapore.She was bound from

Cuxhaven to Lisbon when she came into Babbacombe Bay to shelter on Saturday.


 MAERSK OHIO is still awaiting a berth in Antwerp.




Saturday 19 February 2022

 RDJ JOHANNA 01 / 2311gt owned by RDJ JOHANNA Shipping BV, Holland.She was bound from

 Moerdijk to Kinsale when she sheltered in Torbay.


RCC PRESTIGE 11 / 38,834gt 4000 cars.She was bound from Emden to Davisville

when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.

                                      Pictures taken from Berry Head 19/2


 HMM OSLO 20/232,311gt 23,820teu .She was bound from Antwerp to Tangermed on the 

FE4 Service when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon.She was 3 miles 

south of Berry Head when this picture was taken from Marine Drive.She is nearly fully

loaded with containers but many of them will be empties.


MAERSK OHIO 06 / 50,686gt 4154teu owned by Maersk Line Ltd USA.She was bound from

Norfolk to Antwerp where she is due Monday morning when she boarded her deepsea pilot at

 Brixham this morning and then anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage 19/2.



 MARIE from Babbacombe Downs 19/2


ROVA STONES 08 / 2545gt owned by Rova Shipping,Germany.She was bound from Vlissingen to

Figueira Da Foz when she sheltered in Babbacombe Bay.Picture taken from Marine Drive 19/2.



 TINNO 91 / 1986gt owned by Wilson Shipowning AS, Norway.She was bound from

Wintham,Belgium to Bilbao when she sheltered in Labrador Bay.


MALIN SENTINEL from Babbacombe Downs 19/2



Friday 18 February 2022

 MALIN SENTINEL

20 / 2173gt owned by Sentinel Offshore Vessels,Singapore and is chartered to the UK for

fishery  protection.She had come from Portland and was wandering about off  Marine Drive.



 UHL FIGHTER 

21 / 16,732gt operated by United Heavy Lift,Germany.She was the 16th of their 17 UHL

 F900 ECO LIFTERS that have 2x450 ton cranes and can carry 1000 teu.She was bound

 from Aalborg,Denmark to Suez with her cargo of wind turbine blades when she sheltered 

7.5 miles out from Labrador Bay.



 2 MOD POINT CLASS RO-ROS SHELTERING IN LYME BAY

EDDYSTONE 02 / 23,235gt. Bound from Southampton to Emden.

HURST POINT 02 / 23,235gt, From Southampton and is due at Marchwood Saturday 

 
   Pictures taken fom Marine Drive 17/2

 MARIE 02 / 2061gt owned by Boeckmans Shipping NV,Belgium She left Teignmouth yesterday

evening bound for Casablanca and anchored in Babbacombe Bay to shelter.

                                        Picture taken from Marine Drive 17/2

LADY AMI 15 / 2544gt owned by Wijnne Barends,Holland.She also left Teignmouth

yesterday evening and sheltered in Babbacombe Bay on her way to Cork.


                                   Picture taken from Labrador Bay 17/2



Thursday 17 February 2022

SHIPS SHELTERING FROM STORMS DUDLEY AND EUNICE

 MALACCA HIGHWAY 01 / 17,735gt 1250 cars owned by K LINE and operated by

( KESS ) K LINE EUROPEAN SERVICE.She was bound from Zeebrugge to Dublin

when she sheltered in the Deepwater Anchorage..The bridge of Kamarina is behind her.

KAMARINA 10 / 1397gt managed by Augusta Shipmanagement.Italy. She was bound from

 Rotterdam to Yalova,Turkey when she sheltered in the Deepwater Anchorage.

                                            Pictures taken from Marine Drive 17/2.


Friday 11 February 2022

 F218 MECKLENBURG VORPOMMERN 96 / 4490 TONS 

GERMAN BRANDENBURG CLASS TYPE 123 FRIGATE




 F311 ROALD AMUNDSEN 07 / 5290 TONS

 NORWEGIAN FRIDTJOF NANSEN CLASS FRIGATE




 AT PLYMOUTH TODAY 2 SHIPS IN FROM FOST TRAINING 

 AND 1 OUT TO START  TRAINING

All the pictures taken from Devil's Point 11/2/22

A387 FORT VICTORIA 94 / 36,580 TONS

 FORT CLASS II REPLENISHMENT SHIP

                               BOW TUG SD FAITHFUL STERN TUG SD POWERFUL
                                     BOW TUG SD FATHFUL PORTSIDE SD EILEEN


Sunday 6 February 2022

 COSCO SHIPPING GEMINI

18 / 196,257gt 20,119 teu.She was bound from Hamburg to Suez on the NE3 Service with 

2 overcarried Hamburg port pilots on board.She was due to land them at 15.15 this afternoon

but when she gave her hour call the pilotboat told the ship she would have to wait in the queue

and pilot at 1800 after HMM COPENHAGEN and FELICITY ACE.The best I could do was

when she was 10 miles out heading south at 2 kts at 16.04. When the pandemic started Cosco

stopped taking deepsea pilots and only 1 ship has called here since COSCO SHIPPING PISCES

28/4/21 and that was to board a Felixstowe port pilot.

                                                             Berry Head 6/2.



 HMM COPENHAGEN

I thought she left yesterday for Rotterdam but she got as far as Swanage and came back

to Brixham to board her deepsea pilot this evening.She is seen 6 miles S.East of Berry

Head moving at 1.5 kts while waiting to come up to the pilot station for 17.20.

                                                        Berry Head 6/2.
 


Saturday 5 February 2022

 EAGLE HAMILTON

10 / 62,851gt 114,000 dwt Ex PARAMOUNT HAMILTON 1/10/20 and  managed by Eaglestar

 Shipmanagement,Singapore.She was bound from the Frederikshavn Anchorage where she

 loaded by Ship To Ship transfer her cargo for Corpus Christi,Texas and landed her deepsea 

pilot at Brixham today.


 
                                        Pictures taken from Berry Head 5/2.



 CONFORMITY 07 / 2545gt owned by Faversham Ships Ltd,UK.She was bound from 

Belfast to Ipswich when she anchored in Torbay to shelter at 13.08.

                                             Picture taken from Berry Head 5/2.


Friday 4 February 2022

 CHRISTINE 86 / 851gt managed by K&E Shipping Management Ltd,UK.

She was bound from Emden to Drogheda when she came into Torbay to

 shelter this morning.

                                           Picture taken from Preston Seafront 4/2.


 HMM COPENHAGEN  20 / 228,283gt 23,963 teu,She is still at anchor in the Deepwater

 Anchorage and is now due in Rotterdam on Monday.She left at 11.15 Saturday morning.

                                     Picture taken from Marine Drive at sunset today 4/2.


 PEREGRINE 10 / 25,593gt 180 trailers.She is once again sheltering in much the same position

 as she did last Friday in Lyme Bay.She arrived this afternoon whilst en route from Zeebrugge

 to Dublin.

                                             Picture taken from Marine Drive 4/2.