45596 BAHAMAS Jubilee Class 4-6-0

 The South Devon Explorer is Woking to Plymouth with diesel from Woking to Bristol

 steam from Bristol to Plymouth and back to Taunton.Diesel from Taunton to Woking.

She is seen pulling up Dainton Bank 20 minutes early because she did not have to stop 

at Dawlish Warren.

 ZUIDERDAM

                                                    Lowering the tenders
 

                                                       Now at anchor.

 ZUIDERDAM

02 / 82,305gt 1916 pass.She is owned by Holland America Line,Netherlands and was the first

in their Vista Class and is also the first cruiseship to call at Torquay this year.She is on a 16 day

 one way cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Rotterdam calling at the Azores, Ireland, UK and France.

Yesterday she was at Ringaskiddy today Torquay and Le Havre tomorrow.

All the pictures taken from Daddyhole Plain.

                                                                  In Torbay.

                                             About to turn to starboard and anchor.

 ONE MANCHESTER

15 / 150,709gt 13,870 teu .She is owned by K Line and is operated by ONE on their

FE 5 Service and was bound from London Gateway to Jeddah when she landed her

 deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.She was built as Manchester Bridge and

 renamed and repainted 1/6/2020. The last time she was in N.Europe was 3/2017

 and this being her first visit since then.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head

 F 238 NORTHUMBERLAND 

She was not on the movement sheet for today.

 

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 TANGO RIO 20 / 5968gt .She had come from Moerdijk, and part loaded then sailed to Fowey.

ATLANTIC TWIN 08 / 10,549 gt .She had come from Rotterdam and sailed to Harwich.

                                              Pictures taken from Mountbatten.

 SILVER DAWN

                                                           From Mountbatten

                                                              From Jennycliff.

 2 TANKERS WERE WAITING SOUTH OF THE BREAKWATER 

ANTON 10 / 5655gt.She had arrived from Rotterdam.

WISBY VERITY 04 / 4295gt She had arrived from Milford Haven.Sailed to Milford Haven.

 F239 RICHMOND 94 / 4900 TONS

Also heading out for training.

                                                       Passing Rame Head.

D34 DIAMOND 10 / 7350 tons.She was arriving from Portsmouth to train with

the other ships.

 A1412 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 20 / 20,290 tons a German Replenishment Ship.

She was at Anchorage 22 last night and is leaving to start the day's training

                                           931 LOUISE- MARIE a Belgian frigate. Ex Dutch

                                                 Karl Doorman Class  heading out for training.

L9893 SAN MARCO

87 / 7960 TONS She is an Italian San Giorgio Class Amphibious Assault Ship ( LPD )

which is taking part in FOST.She was anchored off Wembury waiting for an officer

change for today.Her stern well was flooded and 1 of her landing craft was circling

 the ship.On the flightdeck were 2 x Merlin Helicopters and forward were containers

 and vehicles.

                                            Heading out for today's training.

 ANOTHER EARLY MORNING TO GET THE ARRIVAL OF SILVER DAWN

AT PLYMOUTH.

SILVER DAWN 21 / 40,844gt 596 passengers and owned by Silverseas Cruises,USA.

She is seen entering Plymouth Sound from Southampton and tonight she will leave

for Cobh.Most of the pictures today were taken from Heybrook Bay.

                                           About to drop anchor off Jennycliff.

 LE BELLOT

                                               Moored facing up river she

                                                  will turn when she leaves.

 LE BELLOT

20 / 9988gt She is the 5th of 6 vessels in the Ponant Explorer Class operated by

 Ponant Cruises,France .She has 7 decks,92 cabins 184 passengers and 117 crew. 

She started this cruise at Dublin and called at the Scilly Isles yesterday and left

  Dartmouth for St Peter Port this evening at 1745 but anchored outside at 1830.

All the pictures were taken from Kingswear.

                                                    Arriving at 0612

                                                 This picture was taken 6 mins later.

 ONE MEISHAN

18 / 152,068gt 13570 teu.She is owned by K Line and operated by One on their

 FE5 Service. She was bound from London Gateway to Jeddah when she landed 

her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.She was also piloted 4 miles out.She 

was in the Deepwater Anchorage sheltering as Meishan Bridge 8/1/23 and was 

renamed and repainted when she returned to the Far East.This is her first voyage 

as a ONE ship.

                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 NYK RIGEL

09 / 55,487gt 4888 teu.Owned by NYK and operated by ONE on their AL5 ( Trans-Atlantic

Loop 5 Service.She was bound from Antwerp to Halifax when she landed her deepsea pilot

 at Brixham this evening.She was piloted 4 miles out and the pilotboat stayed out to pilot 

One Meishan.

                                            Picture taken from South Fort,Berry Head.

 BISHU MARU

17 / 127,088gt 164,780 cubic metres .She is owned by K Line,Japan and is operated by

NYK LNG Shipmanagement and is bound from Lake Charles,Louisiana to the Isle of Grain,

UK. She had spent yesterday and last night wandering along at 6 to 8 knts killing time for her

 arrival at the Isle of Grain and finally boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham at 12 40 today.

                                             Picture taken from BerryHead with the

                                                   pilotboat St Nicholas alomgside.

 GLOVIS CENTURY

12 / 58,288gt 6000 cars.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Port Said

when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.

                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head with the

                                                     pilotboat St Nicolas alomgside.

 

                                                             Moored midstream.

                                                           From  Higher Kingswear

 SILVER ENDEAVOUR

21 / 20,449gt 200 pass 209 crew.She was built for Crystal Cruises USA as Crystal Endeavour 

but in 2022 the company was bought by Silverseas Cruises,USA and she was renamed Silver 

Endeavour .She is on a 13 day one way cruise from Portsmouth to Reykjavik and arrived

from Portsmouth this morning. She is the worlds largest ice classed expedition ship.She

 leaves for St Peter Port this evening at 1900.

                                                      Passing Dartmouth Castle.

                                                    Heading up river to turn around.

 LNG SAKURA

18 / 135,977gt 137,227 cubic metres.She is managed by NYK Lng Shipmanagement,

Japan and was bound from Brunsbuettel,Germany to Sabine Pass,Texas when she landed

 her deepsea pilot at Brixham early this morning.Brunsbuettel has been a LNG Terminal

since 20/1/23 and at the moment has only got Floating Storage and Regasification using

 Hoegh Gannet.

                                              Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 XIN YAN TAI

05 / 66,452gt 5668 teu.She was originally owned by CSCL  but is now owned

by Cosco Shipping.She was bound from Antwerp to Damietta,Egypt when she

 landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon.She operates on the Yang Ming

IEX ( EAST INDIA AND N.EUROPE EXPRESS ) Service.Cosco Shipping ships

piloting here has been a rarity since Covid.

                                              Picture taken from Berry Head.