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River Trent 14 April 1984
Built in 1969 by J.J. Sietas SW, Hamburg (yard no. 666) for Heinrich Schepers Rhein-See Line.
Sold in 1987 to Leo Krings of Hamburg and renamed DON under Antiguan flag. Renamed PETER in 1991. Sold in 1992 to Swan Ocean Shipping Co Ltd (Leo Krings, managers) and renamed SWAN 1 under St. Vincent flag. Sank 9 February 1993 80 miles off Pasajes on voyage from Rotterdam with a cargo of ferromagnesium.
Scanned from an original monochrome print.
29/08/2016, approaching Ijmuiden, Netherlands.
Keel laid on 15/03/3009, launched on 04/11/2009 and completed on 10/06/2010 by Astilleros Gondan S.A., Castropol, Spain (447), 839g.t., 445 dwt. & 73 tons bollard pull as :- 'Vortex'
for Solent Towage Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Østensjø Rederi AS of Haugesund, Norway.
Vessel is designed for escort operations, harbour work as well as ocean towage. It is equipped with oil recovery and fire fighting equipment (FiFi 1) & fully equipped for salvage in open waters.
Photos with permission of Willem Koper 🔱
IVORY GULL
Woolwich
SANTOS >>> SILVERTOWN
IMO: 9475715 - Built 2009
Bulker - 177.4m X 28.2m
DEVOUT
CHAMBERS WHARF >>> RAINHAM COLDHARBOUR JETTY
MMSI: 235116068 - Built 2009
TUG - 16m X 6m
04/06/2022, Het Scheur, Rozenburg, Netherlands.
It almost blends in with the expensive weirdness of the background ;-)
A Boskalis owned anchor handling tug/supply ship.
Keel laid on 02/12/2011, launched on 20/11/2012, and completed on 23/07/2013, by Guangxi Guijiang, Wuzhou, China (01-2010-20)
1,463 g.t. and 933 dwt., & 109 tons bollard pull as:
'Smit Seraya' to 2018, &
'Seraya' since.
18/07/2017, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Delivered on 01/10/1992 by Alstom Leroux Naval, Saint Malo, France (616)
321 g.t., 169 dwt. and 45 tons bollard pull, as:
'Thamesbank'.
I need to see a doctor,
all of these where laying around my floor, I make em whilst my main figures paint is drying.
The middle two are obviously purge inspired.
Goole 26 November 2011
Launched as JRS AURIGA in 2010 by Chowgule & Co Pvt. Ltd. Goa (yard no. 190). Delivered as WAALDIJK to Navigia Shipmanagement BV (Beheermaats. MS Waaldijk BV)
[IMO:9181481] Versorgungsschiff (Offshore Supply Ship) | Neuaufnahme: 2023-04-15 (2015-10-03) | Baujahr: 1999 | DWT: 4554t | Breite: 23m | Tiefgang: 6,2m | Maschinenleistung: 8640 KW | Geschwindigkeit: 13,0 kn
Goole 3 May 1985
Built in 1975 by J.J. Sietas SW, Hamburg (yard no. 691) as ODIN for MS 'Odin' Reederei Hortmann, Stahmer & Lunstedt KG (Henry Horstmann, manager). Renamed ECO LIZ 1981-83 for a charter. Sold in 1984 to Claus Speck GmbH of Rendsburg and renamed ANUND.
Sold in 1994 to Gerrina Shipping Co Ltd of Limassol (Marlow Navigation Co Ltd, managers) without change of name. Sold in 2006 to Andel Shipping Ltd (SIA Aquarius Shipmanagement Co of Riga, managers) without change of name or flag.
Arrived at Liepaja 6 May 2011 for breaking.
Scanned from an original monochrome print.
Ship type: General Cargo Ship
Flag: Belgium
Built:: 1985
Size: 75 x 11 m
Draught:: 4 m
Gross Tonnage: 1373 t
Net Tonnage: 590 t
Deadweight: :2016 t
Port de Dunkerque
23/02/2017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
After being laid-up, & then detained here for many years, and with an expectation that she would soon be demolished, some brave soul has decided to carry out some chipping, red-leading and painting on the superstructure.
She was later to be renamed, and returned to commercial fishing off West Africa.
Built in 1974 by Construcciones Navales Santodomingo (Now Astilleros Armon), Vigo, Spain (421)
314 g.t. & 393 dwt., as:
'Puente Minor' to unknown,
'Faid' to unknown &
'Fissel' to 2020, &
'Sabou No. 2' since.
Was/Is Maroccan owned.
10/09/2009, Ijmuiden, Netherlands.
Keel laid on 07/01/2002, launched on 07/01/2003, & completed on 30/05/2003, by Rosetti Marino, Ravenna, Italy (69)
866 g.t., 500 dwt., & 103 tons bollard pull, as:
'Braveheart' to 2022, &
'Joetek Perelade' since.
Now Nigerian owned.
Photo with the kind permission of Willem Koper.
[IMO:9479670] Tanker (Oil/Chemical Tanker) | Aufnahme: 2022-01-30 | Ex- Name: TOLI | Baujahr: 2009 | DWT: 3442t | Breite: 14,10m | Tiefgang: 5,68m | Maschinenleistung: 1980 KW | Geschwindigkeit: 15,5 kn
SPRING C
BOSPHORUS STRAIGHT
ISTANBUL >>> AMBARLI
IMO: 9308027 - Built 2007
Container Ship - 238.86m X 32.28M
[IMO:9808194]
Halbtaucherschiff/ Schwerlastschiff
Aufnahme: 2019-05-22
Baujahr: 2018 | DWT: 26088t | Breite: 40m
24/05/2022, Old Harbour, Zadar, Croatia.
For charter @ US$ 235,000 per week.
She underwent a refit last year.
Built in 2008 by Rossinavi, Viareggio, Italy.
The first yacht made entirely by Rossinavi.
736 g.t., as:
'South' to 2014,
'Syna' to 2016,
'Rarity' to 2022, &
'Taleya' since then.
Croatian owned & operated, as far as I can see.
See more here:
www.rossinavi.it/la-flotta/south.php
Details:
L x B x D =
53.20 m x 10.00 m x 3,00 m.
Main Engines: 2 x Caterpillar 3516 × 1.640 kw (2.200 CV)
Maximum speed: 17.50 knots.
Range (at circa 13.5 knots) 5,400 nautical miles.
Cruising speed at ½ load: 16.50 knots.
[IMO:9695509] Hafenschlepper (Tug) | Aufnahme: 2021-08-24 | Baujahr: 2016 | Bollard pull: 82t | Breite: 12,8m | Tiefgang: 5,28m | Maschinenleistung: 5050 KW | Geschwindigkeit: 14,0 kn
YEOMAN BANK
Portbury
PORTBURY >>>> GLENSANDA
IMO: 7422881 - Built 1982
204.95m x 27.26m - SELF DISCHARGE.
[IMO:9799290] Crew Boat | Aufnahme: 2023-02-25 | Baujahr: 2017 | DWT: 34t | Breite: 11,00m | Tiefgang: -m
Goole 29 March 1984
Built in 1980 by Cochrane Shibuilders Ltd. Selby (yard no. 110) for J. Wharton (Shipping) Ltd. of Gunness (F.T. Everard & Sons Ltd, managers). Renamed COMITY in 1988 when ownership passed to Everards, retaining Goole as port of registry. Renamed PORTLAND in 1993 when sold to Onesimus Dorey (Shipowners) Ltd (Torbulk Ltd of Grimsby, managers). Sold in 1997 to John Fleming & Co (Holdings) Ltd and renamed SHETLAND TRADER. Sold to Faversham Ships Ltd in 2002 and transferred to Barbados flag. Sold in 2007 to Frakt & Sandsolan Sp/f of Runavik, Faeroe Islands and renamed HAV TIND. Fitted with a deck-mounted excavator.
Scanned from an original monochrome print.
[IMO:9518799] Tanker (Oil/Chemical Tanker) | Aufnahme: 2023-05-19 | Baujahr: 2011 | DWT: 4461t | Breite: 15,60m | Tiefgang: 5,50m | Maschinenleistung: 2640 KW | Geschwindigkeit: 12,8 kn
17/05/2023, Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany.
An icebreaker and combined research vessel, owned and operated by the German government, management is by Laeisz Reederei of Rostock, Germany.
Keel laid on 22/09/1981, launched on 29/01/1982, and completed on 09/12/1982.
Hull built by Howaldtswerke-DW, Kiel, Germany (707)
Fitting out & completion by Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Germany
10,878 g.t. & 4,400 dwt., as:
'Polarstern'.
www.awi.de/en/expedition/research-vessel-and-cutter/polar...
Photo with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan.
[IMO:9350898]
LPG-Tanker
Aufnahme: 2021-05-29
Baujahr: 2006 | DWT: 4999t | Breite: 16,8m | Tiefgang: 6,66m
Maschinenleistung: 4500 KW | Geschwindigkeit: 15,6 kn
31/03/2023, Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
On a 13 days round trip 'Escape to the Canaries' cruise, originating from Southampton, England,
Keel laid on 12/11/1986, launched on 01/11/1987, & completed on 01/06/1988, by Jos.L. Meyer, Papenburg, Germany (616)
43,537 g.t. & 5,500 dwt., as:
'Crown Odyssey' to 1996,
'Norwegian Crown to 2000,
'Crown Odyssey' to 2003,
'Norwegian Crown' to 2008, &
'Balmoral' since.
In 2008 the vessel was lengthened, to become 43,537 g.t.
27/09/2025, Port of Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Photo with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan.
This massive, 88.5m long superyacht, is now owned by J.K. Rowling - she of Harry Potter fame!
Keel lad on 12/01/2012, launched in 2014 & completed on 03/01/2015, by Zwijnenburg Shipyard, Krimpen a/d Ijssel, Netherlands (710)
2,914 g.t. & 387 dwt., as:
'Infinity' to 2022,
'Cloud 9' to 2023, &
'Samsara' since.
Built in 1972 by Båtservice A/S, Arendal (yard no 600) for I/S Autobahn (Ugland Management Co A/S) of Grimstad. Ownership transferred to Aall Shipping Co Ltd in 1979 and reregistered at London. In 1990, owners became Ugland European Car Carriers Ltd (later United European Car Carriers Ltd). Towed to Piraeus 26 March 1998 after losing her rudder. Sold to Turkish breakers and Arrived at Aliaga 17 April for dismantling.
Picture scanned from an original print, date unknown, she was a regular caller at Goole with imports of Renault cars.
Port Huron, Michigan, USA
bulk carrier
flag: Cyprus [CY]
owner: Polish Steamship Co.,
Szczecin, Poland
length: 199.9m / 656ft
built: 1999
20/03/2023, Dársena de Africa, Port of Las palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
A Greek owned oil products/chemical tanker.
www.thenamaris.com/fleet-overview/tankers/
Keel laid on 05/02/2007, launched on 14/04/2007, & completed on 05/06/2007, by Hyundai Mipo, Ulsan, South Korea (0325)
29,348 g.t. & 46,702 dwt., as:
'Gan-Victory' to 2010, and
'Seavictory' since.
EUROCARGO ISTANBUL
Portishead
PORTBURY >>> ANTWERP
IMO: 9165310 - Built 1998
RO/RO - 195.1m X 25.2m.
10/12/2022, King George Island, Antarctica.
A luxury, charter motor yacht; yours for €490,000 per week.
Note the Chilean Aerospatiale Helicopter 'LV-CUS' just taking off.
Keel laid on 08/08/1973, launched on 12/04/1974 and completed at the shipyard on 11/12/1974 by IHC Verschure, Amsterdam, Netherlands (819)
1,655 g.t., 740 dwt., launched as:
'Dimant', completed as
'Gigant' to 1999,
'Giant-1' to 2013 and
'Legend' since.
Completed for the USSR as an Ice Class 1 tug.
In 2002 the vessel was converted into a luxury yacht with new tonnage of 2,407 g.t. and 601 dwt.
Great story of her history and interior and, as built: tinyurl.com/y7z9bgac
Photos with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan
05/11/2025, Logiscrap SL berth, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Her final days at the breakers.
Note the former Scottish Fishing Boat Registration Letters 'BF50', from when she was the Banff registered 'Prowess', which are welded on the hull, roughly in line with the funnel, and painted over.
Launched as a sealer.
Launched on 16/01/1960, and completed during February 1960 by Kaarbøs Mek. Verksted A/S, Harstad, Norway 🇳🇴 (30)
312 g.t. , length 39.2m, beam 7.9m., as:
'Polarfart' to 1981,
'Clayton M. Johnson' to 1985,
'Prowess' BF50, to 26/01/1995, when sold to Namibia with her name retained until 2020, when sold to Mauritania, and renamed 'Sindibad'.
2025, sold to Spain for demolition.
Arrived at the Logiscrap berth circa end of October 2025.
Vessel was lengthened in 1967 to 43.1 m and with 387 g.t.
Vessel was again lengthened in 1988 to 52.6 m and with 531 g.t.
Vessel was lastly Mauritanian 🇲🇷 owned, and registered at Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
03/09/2009, Cuxhaven, Germany.
Built for the Norwegian State as an Oceanographic / hydrographical research vessel.
In this view the vessel was German owned.
Keel laid on 14/06/1966, and completed on 01/12/1967, by A/S Mjellem & Karlsen, Bergen, Norway (93)
343 g.t. & 351 dwt., as:
'Hydrograf' to 1989,
'Optinor' to 1990,
'Stril Guard' to 1996,
'Nysleppen' to 2007, &
'Hydrograf' since.
Detailed history:
2/1967: Delivered as 'HYDROGRAF' to the Norwegian State, Norwegian Nautical Charting Institute, Stavanger, Norway.
08/1989: Sold to Alf Hansen, Lødingen, Harstad, Norway,new name 'OPTINOR'.
00/1990: Sold to Simon Møkster, Stavanger, Norway, new name 'STRIL GUARD'
09/1993: Transferred to Simon Møkster Shipping A/S, Stavanger, Norway.
00/1995: Remeasured: Gross: 343 tons. NET: 103 tons
02/1996: Sold to Egil Arne Pettersen, Honningsvåg, Hammerfest, Norway, new name 'NYSLEPPEN'.
05/2007: Sold to Eagle Shipping Ltd( Triton Shipping A/B) Kingstown, St. Vincent & Grenadines, new name 'HYDROGRAF'.
05/2009: Sold to Nordlicht Reederei, Cuxhaven, Germany
06/2010: Sold to Hydrograf Gmbh & Co. K/G, Cuxhaven, Germany
10/2013: Sold to Nordseestrom Gmbh ( Os Energy Gmbh- Marine Power, Cuxhaven, Germany
09/2018: Sold to Hydrograf Offshore-Service, Glückstadt, Germany
03/2019: Sold to Os EnergyGmbh- Marine Power, Glückstadt, Germany
02/2022: Transferred to Hydrograf Offshore-Service, Glückstadt, Germany.