Monday, 3 March 2014

APISARA NAREE

Bulker, 1996 / 11474gt owned by Precious Shipping, Thailand. Enroute from Riga to
Alexandria with packaged timber sheltering in Torbay 3/3/2014.


                                          Picture taken from Brixham 3/3/2014.
                                                Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Sunday, 2 March 2014

MARIA

Heavylift ship, a Sietas Type 161B with 2 x 350 ton + 1 x 250 ton cranes
2004 / 8383gt owned by SAL Heavylift, Germany. Enroute from Antwerp
to Porto Maghera, Italy sheltering in Lyme Bay 1/3/2014.


                                   Picture taken  from Marine Drive, Torquay 2/3/2014.
                                           The ship is 4 miles out in misty conditions
                                                    Copyright Rodge Musselwhite

Saturday, 1 March 2014

GRAND CHOICE

1999 / 50309gt  4373 cars owned by Cido Shipping, Hong Kong. Enroute from
 Bremerhaven to Setubal landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 1/3/2014.


                                  Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 1/3/2014.
                                               Copyright Rodge Musselwhite


YM UNANIMITY

2012 / 90532gt 8200 teu owned by Yang Ming, S.Korea. Enroute from Antwerp to Port Said
she landed a deep sea pilot at Brixham 27/2/2014 then anchored to shelter and left 28/2.


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014.
                                                  Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
LONE

Heavylift ship, a Sietas Type 183 with 2 portside mounted 1000 ton cranes.
 2011 / 15199gt owned by SAL Heavylift, Germany. Enroute from Bremerhaven
 to Sfax,Tunisia with a deckcargo of 2 rail mounted portal slewing cranes. She sheltered
 in Lyme Bay 28/2/2014 and left 1/3.


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014.
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
TORONTO

2005 / 61321gt 6500 cars owned by Wilhelmsen, Norway. She left Southampton and anchored
6 miles out in Lyme Bay to shelter 27/2/2014 and left for Santander 28/2


                                   Picture taken from Marine Drive, Torquay 28/2/2014
                                                     Copyright Rodge Musselwhite
ASIAN EMPIRE

1998 / 71887gt 8000cars. She was lengthened to 229m in 2006. Owned by Eukor Car Carriers,
S.Korea, enroute from Antwerp to Port Said landing a deep sea pilot at Brixham 22/2/2014.


                                   Picture taken from Berry Head, Brixham 22/2/2014
                                                   Copyright Rodge Musselwhite