VERENA

09 / 2545gt managed by Lohmann Bereederungen,Germany.She is bound from

Ijmuiden to Marin and came into Torbay to shelter from Storm Agnes 26/9.

                                           Picture taken from Roundham 27/9.

 RCC ASIA

09 / 57,297gt 6700 cars Owned by Ray Car Carriers,Israel.She was originally

named CSCC Asia and then renamed 1/2/2019.She was bound from Emden to

 Suez when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.

                                               Pictures taken from Berry Head

 AFALINA

89 / 3826gt Owned by Luteno Shipping Co, Lithuania.She arrived last night 23/9

from Liverpool to await orders in Torbay.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.

 THUN LIFFEY

20 / 11826 gt Owned by Thun Tankers BV, Sweden.She arrived at Cattedown from

Milford Haven.

                                             Picture taken from Mountbatten.

 TIDESPRING

She is going up the Dockyard with the tugs, bow SD FAITHFUL, starboardside

SD CAREFUL and stern SD ADEPT.

 

 AMERA

Turning outside Millbay dock with the aid of the stern tug Cannis and escort tug

SD Eileen.

                                           Alongside in Millbay.

                                         She has called at Torquay as Prinsendam 20/8/2002

                                         and 20/8/2012 and is due at Torquay as Amera 

                                           31/5/2024 she is also at Plymouth the same day 

                                            and here 13/8/2024.

 AMERA

88 / 39,051gt 419 cabins 835 pass 460 crew.She was built as ROYAL VIKING SUN

renamed SEABOURN SUN 99, PRINSENDAM 02, AMERA 19.She is owned by

 Phoenix Reisen, Germany and is on a 42 day round cruise from Bremerhaven to

Iceland,Greenland and the east coast of N.America calling at Cobh on the way back

yesterday then Plymouth today and leaves for Bremerhaven.

 ATLANTIC WIND

07 / 10,549gt Oil/Chem tk managed by Carl F Peters,Germany.She came 

from Rotterdam and was anchored south of the Breakwater waiting for a berth.

                                          L3007 LYME BAY   2007 / 16,190 tonnes fl.on C Buoy.

                                          
                                           L3008 MOUNTS BAY  2006 / 16,190 tonnes fl on E Buoy

 IT WAS OFF TO PLYMOUTH THIS MORNING FOR A CRUISESHIP

 INTO MILLBAY AND 3 RFA'S IN THE SOUND. All the pictures taken 

from Jennycliff.

A136 TIDESPRING 17 / 39,000 tons full load on D Buoy.

 

 ISLAND SKY

92 / 4200gt 57 cabins 118 pass 70 crew owned by Noble Caledonia,UK.

She came from St Peter Port to Dartmouth yesterday and sailed to Alderney

last night.

                                           Picture taken from Kingswear 22/9.

 GRIETJE

I went to Torquay this evening to get pictures of the portside.

                                                            From Marine Drive
 

                                                              From Daddyhole Plain

 GRIETJE

2000 / 8397gt Heavylift ship owned by SAL- Heavylift,Germany one of their

 Type 161 A equipped with 2 x 320 tons cranes and 1x 200 tons.She left

 Southampton yesterday bound for Trapani,Italy and arrived at 1640 to shelter

 in the Deepwater Anchorage. She has a deck cargo of 2 mobile harbour cranes,

a tower which looks to be part of a crane and a Hovertravel hovercraft at the stern.

She called at Ravenna,Italy.

                                            Picture taken from Marine Drive 20/9.

                                             Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain 20/9.

 EUROPA

99 / 28,890gt 204 cabins 408 pass 285 crew.She is owned by Tui AG and operated

by Hapag Lloyd Cruises,Germany.She is on a 14 day round trip from Hamburg calling

at Castles, Cottages and Royal Views around the UK and Ireland.She left Tresco yesterday

and arrived outside Dartmouth at 0710 this morning and left for Portsmouth at 1810..

                                           Picture taken from Kingswear.

 ONE MILLAU

15 / 150,709gt 13,870 teu She was originally Millau Bridge and renamed by ONE

Feb 2020.She was bound from London Gateway to Jeddah on the FE5 Service when

 she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham at 1200 today.

                                          Picture taken from Berry Head 14/9.

 NYK VENUS

07 / 97,800gt 9014 teu. She was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam when 

she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham at 1130.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head 14/9.

 3 CONTAINER SHIPS PILOTED IN AN HOUR.

MAERSK IOWA

06 / 50686gt 4154 teu operated by Maersk Line Ltd,USA.She was bound from 

Norfolk to Antwerp when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning

at 1100.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head 14/9.

 CATTLEYA ACE

11 / 61,067gt 6282 cars.She was bound from Vigo to Bremerhaven when she

boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.I thought these 2 ships could

 have piloted together at 1000 but Cattleya's pilot was delayed arriving so she

 slowed up to 4 kts, took 2 hrs to get from Start Point to Berry Head and hers took

 place at 1200.

                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 12/9.

 NYK VESTA

07 / 97,825gt 9012 teu.She operates on the EPIC 2 Service and was bound from

Tanger Med to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham this

 morning.

                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 12/9.

 2 COASTERS IN TEIGNMOUTH YESTERDAY

WILSON BILBAO 92 / 2446gt from Saint Brieuc in ballast, loading clay

for Sfax,Tunisia.

VULIN 93 / 1662gt from Plymouth in ballast,loading clay for Bendorf and

 Merzig,Germany.

 VISTA

23 / 67,000gt 1200 pass 613 cabins operated by Oceania Cruises Inc,USA.She is on an

 Old and New World Medley cruise, 18 days 1 way cruise from Southampton to New

 York and called at St Malo yesterday,and arrived at 0640 off Torquay this morning 0630

was sunrise and leaves for Cobh,Ireland this afternoon at 1600.Her first cruise was in the

 Med 25/6/23.She has a sistership being built at Fincantieri for service in 2025.

                                            Heading into Torbay at 0625.

                                            Anchored off Torquay 0650.

                                           Pictures taken from Daddyhole Plain 2/9.

 GUARDIAN LEADER

08 / 57,262gt 6700 cars.She is on charter from Ray Car Carriers and was bound

from Portbury to Zeebrugge when she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to

await her berth in Zeebrugge where she is not due until 4/9.

                                            Picture taken from the Berry Head Hotel.