Friday 31 March 2023

 WILSON DUNMORE 07 / 2452gt owned by Wilson Shipowning AS,Norway

and managed by Wessels Reederie,Germany.She was bound from Antwerp to

Setubal.



 MAREMKA 96 / 1864gt owned by Boeckman Shipping NV,Belgium.

She was bound from Teignmouth to Casablanca with a cargo of clay.



 ANTWERP 08 / 2451gt owned by Sibet Attena Vertom-Bojen,Germany.

She was bound from Antwerp to Santander.



 NEUSEBORG 06 / 3990gt owned by Wagenborg Shipping BV,Netherlands.

She was bound from Roytta,Finland to Ravenna,Italy.



 EASTERN VANQUISH 12 / 2281gt owned by Eastern Shipping Ltd,UK and

managed by Scotline Ltd,UK.She was bound from Dinteloord,Netherlands to Dublin

and has a deck cargo of pipes.




 6 SHIPS SHELTERING IN BABBACOMBE BAY TODAY.

The pictures were taken from Marine Drive this afternoon.

VIKING SENTINEL 22 / 2030gt managed by Sentinel Marine Ltd,UK.

While she is doing fishery patrols around this area she always shelters here.



Monday 27 March 2023

 S 186  U36

16 / 1830 tonnes submerged.She is a German Type 212A and the 6th in the class.

She is on Fost and was leaving Plymouth today.



                                             Pictures taken from Devil's Point.

 A802 SNELLIUS

04 / 1875 tonnes full load.She is a Dutch naval hydrographic survey vessel.

She was leaving Plymouth today after a weekend visit and heading back to

 Den Helder.


 

                                             Pictures taken from Devil's Point.


Sunday 26 March 2023

 ATLAS LEADER

10 / 63,085gt 6341 cars.She was bound from Casablanca to Antwerp when she 

boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.Only the clocks going forward

enabled her to be photographed.



                                              Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 UNIVERSAL FRONTIER

19 / 154,100gt 300,000 dwt.Ex NEPTUNE M.She was renamed in Rotterdam

Tuesday 21/3/23 and is now owned by HMM Co Ltd,S.Korea.She was bound

from Rotterdam to Corpus Christi,Texas when she landed her deepsea pilot at

 Brixham this morning.



                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 26/3.

 A135 RFA ARGUS

                                         She anchored in Torbay at this morning.

                                            Heading south 5 miles off at sunset.

                                                 Pictures taken from Berry Head.

Friday 24 March 2023

 FALK

71 / 1276gt Ex Falknes.She has recently been renamed and is registered

under the Guyana flag.She is bound from Rotterdam to Villagarcia and 

came into Babbacombe Bay to shelter on Tuesday 21/3.

                                            Picture taken from Marine Drive 24/3.                   
 
                                      Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs 24/3.

Thursday 23 March 2023

 PEAK BREMEN

11 / 2978gt managed by Peak Project Carriers AS, Norway.She left Plymouth yesterday

afternoon bound for Castellon with clay but came up to Torbay to shelter.

                                            Picture taken from Brixham 23/3.


Saturday 18 March 2023

 CEMSTAR

89 / 2625gt cement carrier managed by Baltrader,Germany.She had come

 from Santander.to unload at the silos near Laira Bridge.


 





 ABOUT TO ENTER VICTORIA WHARF.

                                               Prince Rock giving assistance to turn in.
                                           Going in with the pilotboat watching points


 CELTIC PIONEER

06 / 3870gt owned by Charles Willie, UK.She is arriving from Dundee in ballast

to load clay at Victoria Wharf and she left for Fowey for more clay finally  destined

 for Bejaia,Algeria.

                                           Escorted by the tug Prince Rock


 THE FOLLOWING PICTURES WERE TAKEN FROM MOUNTBATTEN.

GULHOLMEN

09 / 11,551gt Ex Hellespont Challenger 14 managed by Norbulk Shipping UK Ltd.

She came from Rotterdam with fuel oil and left this evening for Wilhelmshaven.



 PLYMOUTH TODAY, ONLY MERCHANT SHIPS.

SIR JOHN FISHER

22 / 4739gt 6106 dwt.She entered service 21/11 /22 the first of 2 LNG

Dual Fuel Oil/Chem tankers built in China and managed by James Fisher

 Everhard Ltd.UK.She came from Immingham to Plymouth and was anchored

 south of the Breakwater today awaiting a berth at Cattedown.

                                            Picture taken at Bovisand
                                            Picture taken at Heybrook Bay.


Friday 10 March 2023

 UNIVERSAL INNOVATOR

19 / 145,137gt 299,546 dwt.She was bound from Rotterdam to Corpus Christi,

Texas when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.While she 

was in Rotterdam I think she changed her name from Pacific M,this happened 

1/3/23 and the new owners are HMM Co Ltd,South Korea..



                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head.

Thursday 9 March 2023

 SINE BRES 

Taken from Marine Drive this morning.



 MULTIMAR

97 / 2848gt managed by Hermann Lohmann Bereederungen.Germany.

She was bound from Husum,Sweden to Pasajes when she sheltered

yesterday in Babbacombe Bay.


                                             Picture taken from Marine Drive

 CRYSTAL VALERIAN

20 / 4324gt LPG Tanker owned by Kumiai Navigation Pte Ltd,Singapore.She anchored in Torbay

 this morning to shelter whilst en route Vlissingen to Sines.

                                             Picture taken from Waterside
                                             Picture taken from Meadfoot Beach


Wednesday 8 March 2023

 SINE BRES

06 / 2658gt managed by Bremer Lloyd,Germany and chartered to Bresline.There are only

 2 Bres boats left now this one and Nina Bres.She came up to anchor in Babbacombe Bay

 this afternoon to shelter from the weather in the Bay of Biscay.She is bound from

 Lilla Edet,Sweden to Casablanca with a cargo of packaged timber. The picture was taken

 from Babbacombe Downs at 1750, it could not be seen from Marine Drive.



Monday 6 March 2023

 EVER ARM

22 / 235,579gt 23,992 teu She is owned by Evergreen Marine Corp,Taiwan and is

one of the 6  A Class built at Samsung and they are now the 4th largest containerships

in the world.She was bound from Rotterdam to Suez on the CEM ( China - Europe- Med )

 Service.They normally pilot at Cherbourg but due to industrial action somewhere the

 French deepsea pilot did not want to land there so the ship came to Brixham but piloted

 in the dark at 1845.This picture was taken from Berry Head at 1820  when she was

 7 miles out doing 11kts.She is the largest container ship to call here.



 SUPREME ACE

11 / 59,022gt 6163 cars.Yesterday she arrived from Davisville and anchored

 in the Deepwater Anchorage whilst waiting for her berth at Emden.

                                           Picture taken from Marine Drive 6/3.


Friday 3 March 2023

 DIAMOND GAS ORCHID

18 / 144,828gt 165,000 cu m.She is operated by Diamond Gas International

and managed by NYK.She was bound from Dunkirk to Freeport,Texas when 

she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.



                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head 3/3.