60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN

The National Railway Museum has planned a series of Mainline Steam Tours for the

Flying Scotsman this year for its Centenary Celebration.Today it was hualing the Railway

Touring Companies ( Royal Duchy ) from Bristol to Plymouth and then back from Par to Bristol.

This picture was taken at the top of Dainton Bank this morning.She had 9 coaches.

                                            This picture was taken from Teignmouth's 

                                             sea wall on her way back this evening.

 2 VEHICLE CARRIERS piloted at the sametime today.Pictures taken from Brixham Breakwater

LEO LEADER

99 / 57,566gt 6000 cars Bound from Bremerhaven to Christobal landing a deepsea pilot.

SUPREME ACE 

11 / 59,022gt 6163 cars bound from Halifax to Emden boarding a deepsea pilot

 DILAM

She has been in the Deepwater Anchorage since 19/4 awaiting orders.

                                            Picture taken from Brixham Breakwater

                                                          She is 5 miles distant.
 

 MANNIN

She has been laid up in Brixham since 5/4.

 

 GALEON ANDALUCIA

10 / 496gt She is replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon and arrived in Brixham

yesterday from Arcachon,France for the Pirate Festival this weekend.She is open to

 the public £10 per person.She is the only one of this kind that sails today.

 

                                                      About to moor up midstream.

                                                     View from Higher Kingswear

 DARTMOUTH'S FIRST CRUISESHIP VISIT OF 2023

L'AUSTRAL

11 / 10,944gt She has 7 decks 4 with cabins ,132 cabins, 246 pass and 140 crew and has

11 zodiacs stowed on the top deck.She is operated by Compagnie Du Ponant Cruises,France.

and is on an 8 day one way cruise from Bordeaux to Dublin.She was at St Peter Port,

Guernsey yesterday and will leave for Hugh Town,Isles of Scilly this evening.All pictures taken

 from Kingswear.

                                              Passing Dartmouth Castle on her way in.

                                                          Turning above the higher ferry.
 

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 DILAM

10 / 161,969gt 320,106 dwt.She is owned by Bahri,Saudi Arabia and was bound from

Rotterdam when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon then proceeded to

anchor in the Deepwater Anchorage.

                                               Picture taken from Berry Head 19/4.

 BW MINDORO

17 / 49,131gt 82,496 cubic mtrs Very Large Gas Carrier managed by BW Gas AS,

Norway.She was bound from Porvoo,Finland to Port Neches,Texas when she landed her  

deepsea pilot at Brixham today.The 2 LPG tanks on deck have been added sometime

after 4/4/21 so she is now dual fuelled.This is the first time she has called here.

                                                Pictures taken from Berry Head 17/4/23.

 YIANNIS

From Berry Head today.

 

 MARYAM D

Today she sailed east for 7 miles at 1313 and came back at 1445.Then at 1736

she finally left for Trois Rivieres,Quebec.

                                                  Picture taken from Marine Dtive at 1500.

 YIANNIS

21 / 115,489gt 173,400 cubic metres She is managed by Maran Gas Maritime Inc,Greece

and was bound from Lake Charles,Louisiana and anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage 

early this morning to await orders for a discharge port.

                                                                    Berry Head

                                                                Marine Drive

                                                          Hurst Point is 14 miles

                                                           out in the background

 BLACK 5 44932.

She was hualing the Great Britain XV Day 1 from Paddington to Plymouh

and back to Bristol.She replaced British India Line.The diesel 47802 was

at the rear. Pictures were taken at the top of  Dainton Bank.

 ZEYNEP KA

08 / 4347gt OIL/CHEM tanker managed by Trans Ka Tanker.Turkey.She was bound

from Ceuta to Dublin and came up and slow steam sheltered just outside Torbay.Now

 she is anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage.

                                                 Pictures taken from Marine Drive.

 GRANDE DETROIT

05 / 38,680gt 4650 cars.She was bound from Antwerp to Cork when she came

 up into Lyme Bay last night and slow steam sheltered then anchored.She left 

tonight at 2100.

                                                    Picture taken from Marine Drive.

 KINGDOM OF FIFE

08 / 1459gt Anchor Handling Tug owned by Briggs Marine who have a contract with

Serco to maintain Royal Navy buoys and moorings.She was on her way from

 Portsmouth to Plymouth when she sheltered in Babbacombe Bay.

 CT ROTTERDAM

09 / 8273gt owned by Contarga Ltd,Germany and managed by USC Barnkrug GMBH

&Co KG.She was bound from Rotterdam to Dublin when she sheltered in Lyme Bay.

She left at 2315.

                                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive.

 CEMISLE

2000 / 5133gt cement carrier managed by Baltrader, Germany.She is en route from Sheerness to

Arzew and is sheltering in Lyme Bay.She can carry 6700 metric tonnes of cement and is the largest

ship in the fleet.

                                                Picture taken from Marine Drive.

 OVER TO TORQUAY FOR SOME MORE PICS.

                                                                 XIN XIN TIAN 2

                                                                 Marine Drive

                                                                       MARYAM D

                                                                 Meadfoot Beach
 

 XIN XIN TIAN 2

07 / 27,104gt 2553 teu.She was built as Hanjin Chittagong and renamed Chittagong

16, G.Ace 17 and given her present name 1/3/23 by New New International Shipping

 and is managed by Grandfame Ship Management Ltd,Hong Kong.She was bound

 from Mcid,China to St Petersburg and dropped anchor 5 miles NE of Berry Head

 this morning in the Deepwater Anchorage.

                                                 Picture taken from Berry Head

 MARYAM D

A better picture taken from Berry Head this morning.

 MARYAM D

16 / 24,185gt  managed by Alliance Maritime,Netherlands.She came from Antwerp

and anchored just outside Torbay this evening.She was giving Trois Rivieres,Quebec

as her destination now it is Exmount ?

                                                       Picture taken from Berry Head.

 ROMI

92 / 2373gt owned by Misje Bulk AS, Norway.She had come from Terneuzen

and was anchored outside Teignmouth.

 

 WILSON ONEGA

97 / 1864gt owned by Wilson Shipowning AS,Norway.She arrived in Teignmouth from Norrkoping.

 MARAN AJAX

17 / 161,653gt 319,398 dwt.She is managed by Maran Tankers Management Inc, Greece.

and was bound from Wilhelmshaven to Corpus Christi when she landed her deepsea pilot

at Brixham at sunset which was at 19.52 but the sun had long gone.

                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 GRACE FREESIA

She was still at anchor this morning and resumed her voyage at 1530.

                                             Picture taken from Berry Head

 ONE IBIS

16 / 144,285gt 14,026 teu.She was bound form Colombo to Rotterdam

on the FE5 Service when she boarded her deepsea pilot.

 HMM HANBADA

21 / 153,150gt 16010 teu.She was bound from Yantian to Rotterdam on 

the FE3 Service when she boarded her deepsea pilot.

 2 CONTAINERSHIPS HEADING UP TO BRIXHAM TODAY

Right - HMM HANBADA  Left - ONE IBIS

They piloted 25 minutes apart.

 MAREMKA

Left Babbacombe Bay this morning  and is passing Berry Head. 

 GRACE FREESIA

22 / 117,564gt 173,856 cu mtrs. She is managed by NYK LNG Shipmanagement 

Ltd,Japan.She was en route from Rotterdam to Freeport,Texas when she landed her

deepsea pilot at Brixham early this morning and then proceeded to anchor 5 miles

North East of Berry Head.She left Sunday afternoon.

                                                  Pictures taken from Berry Head 1/4.