NORTRADER

2012 / 1934 gt owned by Fehn Shipmanagement, Germany.She left Teignmouth after
loading clay for Casablanca at 9.20am 31/12/2015 within 1 hour she turned into Torbay
to shelter.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham
                                             as she entered Torbay 31/12.
                                           Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

BLUE FURY

2010 / 10,360 gt owned by Blue Ship Management Corp,Greece.She was enroute from Muuga
to Jorf Lasfar and anchored on the edge of Torbay to shelter 30/12/2015.

                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 31/12.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MTS VISCOUNT AND TOW

1977 / 369 gt and managed by MTS Group UK.She resumed towing the barge UR101 25/12/2015
and very slow steamed in Babbacombe Bay until 30/12 when she anchored in Torbay to shelter.

                                      Picture taken from Quarry Bend,Paignton 31/12
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

FANFARE

2007 / 9611 gt Ex Beluga Fanfare 2007 and owned by Peter Doehle,Germany.She came from
Argentia,Newfoundland,Canada and anchored outside Torbay to await orders 29/12/2015.
 She came into Torbay to shelter 30/12.

                                              Picture taken from Brixham 31/12.
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

5 SHIPS SHELTERING IN TORBAY ON NEW YEARS EVE

KOVERA

1995 / 1596 gt owned by Onegoship,Russia.She was enroute from Sutton Bridge
to Bilbao and anchored in Torbay 28/12/2015 to shelter.

                                       Picture taken from Brixham 31/12.
                                          Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

GLORIOUS LEADER

2007 / 57,692 gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, Isreal and chartered to NYK.
She came from Zeebrugge to Southampton and is seen passing Calshot outbound for
 Halifax,Canada.She could not disembark her port pilot at the Nab and took him to Brixham.

                                     Picture taken from Calshot 30/12/2015.
                                           Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MSC CLARA

2015 / 193,000 gt 19,224 teu owned by Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland
She operates on the 2M service AE2/Swan and is on her maiden voyage from China
 to N.Europe.Arrived at Southampton  from Tangermed and is sailing to Antwerp.

                                    Picture taken at Southampton 30/12/2015
                                             Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

CMA CGM BOUGAINVILE

2015 / 175,688gt 17,772 teu owned by CMA CGM, France.She arrived for her
 second visit to Southampton from Algeciras and will sail to Dunkirk.

                                    Picture taken at Southampton 30/12/2015.
                                              Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

RMS TWISTEDEN

2002 / 1898 gt owned by Rhein Maas und See,Germany She was on passage from
Rotterdam to Pasajes and came into Torbay 20/12/2015 to shelter.Left 24/12.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 23/12.
                                                Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

WILHELMINE

2012 / 21,019 gt 165 trailers and is operated by Cobelfret, Belgium on their Rotterdam to
Lexioes service.She arrived in Lyme Bay to shelter 21/12/2015.Left 24/12.

                                      Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 23/12/2015
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MARITIME JEWEL

2000 / 157,833 gt 299,369 dwt managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping, Singapore.She was enroute
 from Rotterdam to Singapore with a cargo of bunker oil when she landed her deep sea pilot at
 Brixham 23/12/2015.

                                 Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 23/12/2015
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MTS VICTORY WITH ANOTHER TOW

MTS Viscount was towing the Ugland Construction A/S Barge UR 101 1993 / 4166 gt 10,094 dwt
 from Steinvig near Stavanger to Termini Imerese, Sicily when she had to go to Falmouth for
 bunkers so she handed the barge over to MTS Victory 17/12/2015 in Babbacombe Bay,
 MTS Victory has very slow steamed with it while waiting for MTS Viscount to come back
 and resume the tow. MTS Viscount has been delayed because she had to go to a ship with
 problems in Mounts Bay. MTS Viscount resumed the tow 25/12 and is still here.

                                 Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 20/12/2015.
                                                      Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

SUOYARVI

1994 / 1596 gt owned by Neva Shipping, Russia and is sheltering in Torbay
while enroute from Ust Luga, Russia to Algiers.Left 24/12.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 20/12/2015
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

CEMBAY

1998 / 3017 gt Cement Carrier owned by Brise, Grermany She is enroute from Le Havre to
Ellesmere and is very slow steaming while she is sheltering in Lyme Bay 20/12/2015

                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 20/12/2015
                                  as she turned and headed back up towards Teignmouth.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

AUTO ATLAS

1988 / 57422 gt 5200 cars managed by Korea Line Corp.She was enroute from Derince,Turkey
to Sheerness and boarded her deep sea pilot at Brixham 20/12/2015.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head,Brixham 20/12/2015
                                                         Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

RIVER TRADER

1989 / 789gt managed by Ionian Marine Shipping, Greece.She was enroute from
Emden to Drogheda and came into Torbay 2/12/2015 to shelter.She left 10/12.

                                        Picture taken from Torquay 5/12/2015.
                                              Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

BEN VARREY

1986 / 997gt owned by Absolute Shipping, UK.She had come from Amsterdam and
was anchored off Maidencombe 8/12/2015 waiting to enter Teignmouth later that afternoon.

                                    Picture taken from the pilot boat 8/12/2015.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MTS VICTORY AND TOW

The pilot boat went up to Maidencombe to deliver some stores to MTS Victory 8/12/2015.

KAHLA

2009 / 160,782gt 317,664 dwt owned by Bahri (National Shipping Co) of Saudi Arabia.
She was enroute from Juaymah,Saudi Arabia to Rotterdam on her first visit to N. Europe.
She boarded her deep sea pilot and one crew member off Brixham 8/12/2015 and one
 crew member was landed.

                                   Picture taken from the pilot boat off Brixham 8/12/2015
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

MTS VICTORY AND TOW

1 week later 5/12 and MTS Victory with the drydock caisson is still drift sheltering in
 Babbacombe Bay but today she is in a force 7 south westerly and is seen 1.5 miles
 off Marine Drive. They left for Plymouth 10/12.

NORDEROOG

2004 / 15,633gt 1300 teu including 258 reefers and is owned by Briese Schiffahrts, Germany.
This ship has not got its AIS working.She left Bremerhaven 9/11 stopping at various anchorages
 on the way to Lyme Bay where she anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage outside Torbay
4/12/2015. She left 6/12 for Liverpool.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive,Torquay 5/12/2015
                                                 Copyright Rodge Musselwhite