Saturday 30 July 2022

 WHITE CLIFFS

21 / 48,887gt LPG Tanker operated by MOL Tankship Management PTE Ltd,

Singapore.She was bound from Port Neches,Texas to Antwerp when she boarded

 her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.She is 13 months old and has never

 been to N.Europe before.

                                           Picture taken 30/7 from Waterside

                                           when she was 5 miles away.


Thursday 28 July 2022

 ONE ORPHEUS

08 / 99,543gt 9050 teu owned by NYK and renamed from NYK Orpheus 1/7/21.

She is on the FP1 Service and was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam when

 she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham today



                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 28/7.

Monday 25 July 2022

 SANDSFOOT CASTLE 65 / 149gt  owned by Griffin Towage Ltd,UK.

HINTE 62 / 1116gt .She is a Dutch Inland Waterways sand suction dredger.
                                       Pictures taken from Marine Drive this morning 25/7.


 SANDSFOOT CASTLE IS TOWING HINTE 

from Stellendam to an unknown destination.They arrived in Babbacombe Bay yesterday

evening and have just left.2/8 heading down towards the African Coast.

                                     Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs this morning.



 HURST POINT

She arrived in Lyme Bay yesterday from Marchwood and is awaiting orders.

                                        Picture taken from Marine Drive 25/7.


Friday 22 July 2022

 A530 MAUD 18/27,500 tons full load.Norwegian Navy Replenishment Tanker.

She is on FOST and was supposed to be at Anchor 23 south of the Plymouth

 Breakwater at 1215 but instead by 1700 she was anchored on the edge of Torbay.

                                           Picture taken from Waterside 22/7.
                                           Picture taken from Marine Drive 22/7.


 SKY PLOEG ( which is plough in English )

15 / 12,085gt oil/chem tk managed by Hansa Tankers AS, Norway.She is bound from Houston

to Antwerp and the only thing I heard was, she was landing crew members.



                                      She was 3 miles out when the pilotboat got to her.

                                     Pictures taken from Berry Head 22/7.

Saturday 16 July 2022

 HEROIC LEADER

11 / 58,767gt 6700 cars.She is on charter from Ray Car Carriers and was bound

from Zeebrugge to Cristobal and US West Coast when she landed her deepsea pilot

at Brixham today.



                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 16/7.

 NYK VENUS

07 / 97,825gt 9012 teu.She is on the FP1 Service and was bound from

Le Havre to Singapore when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.



                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 16/7.

Sunday 10 July 2022

 WILCARRY 503 AND BOOJUM BAY

Princess Pier has been completely opened to the public now.



                                                                      Torquay 10/7

 SUNSHINE ACE

09 / 58,917gt 5220 cars .She was bound from Davisville,Rhode Island to

Rotterdam when she boarded a deepsea pilot and a new crew member at

 Brixham today.


                                               Pictures taken from Berry Head 10/7

                                                    there was more heat haze today.

Friday 8 July 2022

 GRACEFUL LEADER

07 / 57,692gt 6700 cars.She is owned by Ray Car Carriers and chartered to

NYK and was bound from Vigo to Zeebrugge when she boarded a deepsea  

pilot at Brixham today.



                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 8/7.

Monday 4 July 2022

 CELTIC SPIRIT 96 / 2840gt owned by Willie & Co,UK She came from Belfast

and will sail to Falmouth.



 F238 NORTHUMBERLAND 94 / 4,900 tons full load is heading out on FOST.


 


 


                                              In this picture ST NICOLAS is  about 

                                                      to take off the Admiralty pilot

 A530 MAUD 18 / 27,500 tons full load.She is a Norwegian replenishment tanker

and the largest vessel in their fleet.

She arrived at Plymouth from Aagotnes,Norway on Sunday and is seen heading out

on FOST today.

BOW TUG-SD POWERFUL ESCORT TUG -SD EILEEN 

STERN TUG - SD ADEPT.



 A137 TIDERACE

18 / 39,000 tons full load.She is a Tide Class tanker and was leaving C  Buoy

in the Sound bound for Gibraltar

All the pictures today were taken from Jennycliff,  Plymouth 4/7/22.

                                                  At the stern is SD DEBORAH


Sunday 3 July 2022

 CHANGE OF NAME

The Brixham pilotboat is now called PILOTBOAT CONFIDENCE

                                               Heading out to MOL TREASURE.


 MOL TREASURE

18 / 210,678gt 20,186 teu.She was bound from Rotterdam to Singapore on the

FE2 Service and landed her deepsea pilot and 1 crew member and boarded 2 crew

members at Brixham today..She was nearly fully loaded, with containers  stacked 

10 high on deck.


                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 3/7




                                         





Saturday 2 July 2022

 70000 BRITANNIA

Todays English Riviera Express ran from Poole to Kingswear with 2 diesels

to Taunton and return and steam from Taunton to Kingwear and return.

                                           Pulling up from Goodrington as it passed by it

                                                             slipped a couple of times

                                      One of the diesels 47593 Galloway Princess at the back


Friday 1 July 2022

 CARNATION ACE

11 / 60,775gt 6282 cars.She was bound from Gothenburg,Sweden to

New Jersey when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.



                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 1/7/22.

 BG EMERALD

On her way from Rotterdam to Liverpool she looked like she was coming

here but she veered south and is seen 10 miles out from Berry Head this evening



 PRINCESS PIER

This view fron the top of  Rock Walk shows the fire damage to the timber decking and

the seats have gone.



 WILCARRY 503

The other barge left early this morning leaving a clear view from Haldon Pier.


Below -The barge and Boojum Bay from the top of Rock Walk.