TORBAY SPOTTER

Monday, 5 June 2023

THE RED ARROWS ROUNDING BERRY HEAD ON SUNDAY

VIVIRT CITY LNG

21 / 116,299gt 174,00 cubic metres She is managed by H - Line Shipping,S.Korea and

was bound from Cameron,Texas to Rotterdam when she boarded her deepsea pilot at

Brixham Sunday 4/6.She has been to N.Europe before but this is her first time here.

Pictures taken from Berry Head.

OLYMPIC TROPHY

10 / 170,611gt 320,159 dwt managed by Olympic Shipping & Management,Greece.

She was bound from Rotterdam to Corpus Christi when she landed her deepsea pilot

at Brixham on Sunday 4/6.

Picture taken from Preston Seafront.

60007 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY

On Saturday 3/6 the English Riviera Express from Slough to Kingswear was steam

hualled from Taunton to Kingswear and back to Taunton.The diesel 47712 Lady Diana

Spencer was on the back giving assistance as she passed Waterside.

GAIA LEADER

11 / 62,694GT 6331 cars.She was bound from Casablanca to Antwerp when she

boarded a deepsea pilot at Brixham this evening.

Picture taken from Marine Drive 31/5.

Torquay also had a cruise ship visit yesterday.

OCEAN MAJESTY

66 / 10417gt 621 pass 257 cabins 257 crew.She is owned by Majestic International Cruises

Greece and operated by Hansa Touristik,Germany.She is on a cruise from Kiel with the first

port of call being Torquay arriving at 1200 yesterday and left at 2100 for Sark.The Ist picture

was taken from Preston at 1530 when she upped anchor sailed in a circle and reanchored.

The 2nd picture was taken from Daddyhole Plain yesterday evening.

LE CHAMPLAIN

18 / 9988gt 184 pass 92 cabins 117 crew.She is owned by Ponant Cruises,France.She is

the 2nd ship in the Explorer Class of 6 ships.She is on a 7 day one way cruise from

London to Greenock and yesterday called at Dartmouth arriving at 0815 and left in

the evening at 1918 for the Isles of Scilly.

Pictures taken from Kingswear 31/5.