Saturday, 12 April 2025

 SPANACO SIMPLICITY

09 / 2984gt managed by Lohmann Bereederungun,Germany.She arrrived in Torbay

 yesterday from Birkenhead to await orders.

                                             Picture taken from Daddyhole Plain.

Friday, 11 April 2025

 MARIA A. ANGELICOUSSIS

23 /160,000gt 320,000 dwt.She is owned by Maran Tankers Management,Greece.

She was bound from Rotterdam to Corpus Christi,Texas when she landed her

 deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.


 

                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 CEDERBORG

11 / 2999gt.She arrived in Teignmouth from Cork and yesterday was loading clay.


 

 SCOT BAY

01 / 2595gt Owned by Scotline UK.She lost power as she entered Teignmouth

yesterday at 0600 and went aground on the Salty.At 1800 she came off and by

1817 was on her berth. 




Tuesday, 8 April 2025

 ORE SALVADOR

13 / 151,105gt 297,125 dwt Ore Carrier Managed by Toyo Sangyo,Japan.She was bound

 from Ponta Da Madeira,Brazil to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham 

today.


 

                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head.

Saturday, 5 April 2025

 SCOT BAY 

01 / 2595gt owned by Scotline,UK.She came from Amsterdam and is 

in Babbacombe Bay waiting to berth in Teignmouth

                                            Picture taken from Babbacombe Downs.
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 BLUE NOVA

11 / 157,225gt 297,085 dwt owned by Zodiac Maritime,UK and she was bound from Liza Unity

a FPSO off the coast of Guyana to Rotterdam.She boarded her deep sea pilot at the Deep Draft

pilot station 4 miles east of Berry Head today.


 

Saturday, 29 March 2025

 LEO SPIRIT

12 / 60,825gt 6400 ceu.She is owned by Nissan Car Carriers and

 was bound from Portbury  to Zeebrugge when she boarded a

 deepsea pilot at Brixham today.


 
                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head

 ALDEBARAN

01/ 2337gt Owned by Baltnautic Shipping,Lithuania.She came from

 Foynes and anchored in Torbay to await orders.

                                             Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

 MAERSK COLUMBUS

08 / 74,647gt  6477 teu.Ex MAERSK KUSHIRO - 13 and owned by Maersk Line,USA.

She was bound from Norfolk to Antwerp when she boarded her deepsea pilot at Brixham

 today.This was her first visit in daylight.

                                           Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

 GOLIATH LEADER

08 / 57,692gt 6700 ceu.She is on charter from Ray Car Carrier and was bound from 

Vigo to Zeebrugge when she boarded her deepsea pilot this afternoon at Brixham.


 

                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head.

Saturday, 22 March 2025

 LAKE TAUPO

06 / 47,168gt 4900 ceu.Ex Morning Miracle 17 and owned by Eastern Pacific

 Shipping,Singapore.She was bound from Davisville to Emden when she boarded

her deepsea pilot at Brixham today.


 

                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 HANNA 

08 / 9981gt managed by Rambow Reederei,Germany.She was bound from Le Havre

 to Bordeaux but she has anchored in Torbay to shelter.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

 MONTE URQUIOLA

19 / 82,908gt owned by Ibazabel Tankers,Spain.She was bound from Ensted,Denmark

 to Singapore when she landed her deepsea pilot out at the Deep Draft Pilot Station

 4 miles out. 

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.


Friday, 21 March 2025

 HL MERCURY

19 / 172,521gt  325,963 dwt ore carrier managed by H-Line Shipping,S,Korea.

She was bound from Rotterdam to Ponta Da Madeira when she landed her deepsea

 pilot at Brixham today.


 
                                               Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 TARIFA

07 / 57,692gt 6700 ceu.She is chartered from Ray Car Carriers and was bound from

Zeebrugge to Halifax when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.

                                              Picture taken from Berry Head 16/3/25.
 

 SUN BIRD

09 / 3199gt.She is managed by Harran & Partner Ship Management,Germany.

She was bound from Ternuezen to Kamsar when she anchored on the edge of

Torbay this morning.


                                             Picture taken from Berry Head 16/3/25.

Friday, 14 March 2025

 CELESTE ACE

24 / 73,132gt 7050 ceu.She is 1 of MOL's Blue Series LNG Fuelled VC's.

She was bound from Singapore to Zeebrugge when she boarded her deepsea

 pilot at Brixham today.


 

                                           Pictures taken from Berry Head.

Thursday, 13 March 2025

 IGUAZU HIGHWAY

18 / 75,528gt 7500 ceu.She was bound from Zeebrugge to Baltimore

 when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this afternoon.The

 picture was taken from Preston Seafront when she was 7 miles distant.


 

Sunday, 9 March 2025

 NYK VEGA

06 / 97,825gt 9012 teu.She was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam when she came

 and anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to await her berth.She is not due in

 Rotterdam until Friday.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

 ONE RESILIENCE

24 / 74,093gt 7000 teu.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Algeciras on the SRX Service

Europe to South Africa when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham this morning.She is

 on charter from Seaspan,Canada.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

Saturday, 8 March 2025

 DAISY LEADER

24 / 77,506gt 7028 ceu.She was bound from Bremerhaven to Christobal when she landed

 her deepsea pilot at Bixham this afternoon.She is the 8th in NYK,s Sail Green Class.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head.
 

 BROOKLYN BRIDGE

10 / 44,459gt 4432 teu.She was bound from Antwerp to Lisbon on ONE's LUX Service

Europe, Med to East Coast South America Express.She landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham

 6/3 and then anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage.She is seen leaving today. 



 

Monday, 3 March 2025

 BUSHU MARU

19 / 149,367gt 180,00o cu m.She is managed by NYKLNG Shipmanagement,Japan.

and was bound from Dunkirk to Freeport,Texas when she landed her deepsea pilot

and took on some stores at Brixham this afternoon.

                                          Pictures taken from Berry Head


 

Sunday, 2 March 2025

 MARAN PHOEBE 

20 / 84,655gt 157,946 dwt and operated by Maran Tankers Management,Greece.She was bound from

Rotterdam to await orders and landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham at 1000 this morning and proceeded

to the Deepwater Anchorage and left at 0830 this evening.

                                            Picture taken from Battery Gardens.
 

Saturday, 22 February 2025

 NYK OCEANUS

07 / 98,799gt 8628 teu.She was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam

 and is now in the Deepwater Anchorage waiting for a berth but is not

 due into Rotterdam until Fri 28th.

                                            Picture taken from Shoalstone.
 

 RIVER OAK

08 / 8530gt.She was bound from Ijmuiden to Las Palmas for orders

 when she called at Brixham to land 4 off signing crew members.

                                            Picture taken from Shoalstone.
 

 ARTEAGA NM

24 / 4220gt She was bound from Ternuezen to Nador,Morocco when she sheltered in Torbay.


 

 

 CAPE DECISION

Still in Torbay awaiting orders.

                                           Picture taken from Shoalstone.
 

                                            Picture taken from Waterside.

Thursday, 20 February 2025

 CAPE DECISION

73/29,864gt Ex Tombarra renamed by US MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND in 1985.

She came from Bremerhaven and landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham yesterday morning

and then proceeded into Torbay to await orders.She is the sistership of CAPE DIAMOND.

                                            Picture taken from Battery Gardens this afternoon.
 

 

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

 CAPE DIAMOND

72 / 29,386gt ,She was built as TRICOLOR for Wilhelmsen and sold to US Military Sealift

Command in 1985 and renamed.She is part of the Ready Reserve Force and she was bound

from Bremerhaven to ? when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham yesterday afternoon.


 
                                            Pictures taken from Berry Head 10/2/25.

 MAERSK IOWA

06 /50,686gt 4154 teu.She was bound from Norfolk to Antwerp when she boarded

 her deepsea pilot at Brixham yesterday afternoon.In the background is

 CAPE DIAMOND about to land her pilot.

                                           Picture taken from Berry Head 10/2/25.



Thursday, 6 February 2025

HMM ALGECIRAS

20 / 228,283gt 23,964TEU.She operates on the FE4 Service and was bound from London Gateway

to Tangermed when she landed her deepsea pilot at Brixham today



                                             Pictures taken from Berry Head.

 2 0NE SHIPS SEEN FROM BERRY HEAD TODAY

ONE HELSINKI

ONE FORWARD




 ONE FORWARD

24 / 155,545gt 15,258 teu.She is owned by Seaspan and chartered to ONE and operates

 on the FE3 Service.She was bound from Singapore to Rotterdam, I thought she was going 

to pilot but she just passed Berry Head and anchored in the Deepwater Anchorage to await

 a berth.She is not due into Rotterdam until Sunday.



Monday, 3 February 2025

 ETERNAL ACE still slow steam sheltering in Lyme Bay 11 miles

out from Berry Head.



ONE MEISHAN

18/152,068gt 13,970teu.She on the FE4 Service and was bound from

Peniche to Rotterdam and is now in the Deepwater Anchorage waiting 

for her berth and is not due into Rotterdam until Thursday.

                                            Picture taken from Berry Head,