MANHATTAN BRIDGE

2015 / 150,789 gt 13,870 teu owned by K Line, Japan. She landed her deep sea pilot
at Brixham 27/4/2016 enroute from Antwerp to Suez.

                                    Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 27/4

MERETE MAERSK

2014 / 194,849 gt 18,340 teu owned by Moller Maersk, Denmark. She arrived from Tangermed
21/4/2016 on her first visit to Southampton.She operates on the 2M alliance AE2/Swan service
 and sailed to Antwerp.

                                         Picture taken at Southampton 21/4

THUN GOTHENBURG

2007 / 4859 gt Chemical/products tanker owned by Thun Tankers, Sweden and Dutch registered.
She came from Foynes and anchored in Lyme Bay off Torquay 19/4/2016 to await orders.
Sailed to Milford Haven 28/4.

                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 19/4.
                                                Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

SERENITY ACE

2008 / 57692 gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel and chartered to
Mitsui OSK Line, Japan. She was enroute from Bremerhaven to Halifax, Canada
when she landed her deep sea pilot.

                                                                Brixham 16/4/2016

METIS LEADER

2013 / 59550gt 6400 cars owned by NYK Line,Japan. She was enroute from Emden
 to Halifax, Canada when she landed her deep see pilot and a trainee.

                                                               Brixham 16/4/2016

BRILLIANT ACE

2010 / 59022 gt 6500 cars owned by Mitsui Osk Line, Japan and she was enroute from Barcelona
to Zeebrugge when she boarded her deep sea pilot.

                                                            Brixham 16/4/2016

Yesterday  morning 16/4/2016 four vehicle carriers piloted at Brixham and all the pictures
  were taken from the pilot boat.

TARIFA

2007 / 57692 gt 6700 cars owned by Ray Car Carriers, Israel and chartered to
Wilhelmsen,Norway,She was enroute from Tarragona, Spain to Wallhamn, Sweden
 when she boarded her deep sea pilot.

                                                             Brixham 16/4/2016

L9015 DIXMUDE

2012 / 21300 tons Full Load. Mistral Class Amphibious Assault Ship.She is the 3rd in the class
and this was her first visit to Plymouth.

                             Picture taken from Devils Point, Plymouth 8/4 with SD Careful.
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

D614 CASSARD

1988 / 4500 tons Full Load, C70 Class Air Defence Destroyer.

                                          Picture taken from Devils Point, Plymourh 8/4.
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

On Friday 8/4/2016 three French navy ships arrived at Plymouth for a 1 day stopover before taking
part in FOST training and then they will sail  to Scotland for Exercise Joint Warrior.

A608 VAR

1983 / 17900 tons Full Load, A Durance class Replenishment Oiler.

                                       Picture taken from Devils Point, Plymouth 8/4
                                             Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

VIKING EMERALD

2012 / 39454gt 4200 cars owned by Gram Car Carriers Holding Pte,Singapore
 and chartered to K Line,Japan. She was enroute from Zeebrugge to Newark
when she anchored in Lyme Bay to shelter 8/4/2016 and left 9/4.

                                           Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 8/4
                                                       Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

NYK BLUE JAY

2016 / 144,285 gt 14,000 teu owned by NYK Line,Japan.Today saw the dawn arrival at
 Southampton of the first of 10 new ships built for NYK which will replace the 4 chartered
 from OOCL as they come into service She is on her maiden voyage to N.Europe from
 Colombo and will sail to Le Havre tomorrow.

                                      Picture taken at Southampton 1/4/2016
                                            Copyright Rodge Musselwhite