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This ship seems to be the support boat for the Durch owned J class yacht
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And that is the end of our blustery visit to Halifax.
The Maasdam (1258 passengers, 580 crew) passes the monstrous Anthem of the Seas (4905 passengers and 1500 crew) as we leave Halifax Harbour.
The I just accidentally zoomed in, and found quite an exciting image of a ship at speed.....
(English Channel south of IoW)
Very confusing! Being lightly loaded, Emma Maersk looks small but the deadweight is give by Marine Traffic as 156,907, and she is 390m long! Buit in 2006 she still looks immaculate (as is usual for Maersk ships).
Here she is seen just berthing at Southampton Container Terminal in April 2017.
It took the Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens to make the shot.
Amadeo I is one of the Navimag roro ferries that ply between Puerto Navales ( near Punta Arenas) and Puerto Montt. It is a 5 day trip through the dramatic Patagonian channels of Chile with the Andes as a backdrop. The ship we travelled on, the Evangelista was a superannuated Japanese roro to which an extra deck had been added with very basic accomodation for passengers. A stunning trip, with many backpackers on the pax list. This route passes very narrow channels that the international cruise ships cannot attempt.
We made this trip in 2012
Seen from Calshot. Ran aground at West Bramble in the Solent.Said to be listing 51 degrees (which is not far from point of no return!). Said to have been deliberately beached, but there must have been something seriously wrong with the cargo - lashings? weight distribution?
Salvage now under control of SOSREP (UK govt representative)
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Engagement 2,300+
Ship Listed as NAVA ULYSSES from 2020
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Upper Clyde to Glasgow King George V Dock from Sea
Having spent the last two days down in Brodick Anchorage off the Isle of Arran after entering the Firth of Clyde the Bulker Graig Rotterdam is pictured transitting up the narrows of the Clyde. She is being attended to by the Clyde Tugs Anglegarth (stern line) & Ayton Cross ahead (unattached).
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed in 2012 Wuhu China
by Jiangdong Shipyard
24,187grt
IMO 9602186
NAMING HISTORY
2012-2019 > GRAIG ROTTERDAM ( 7 Years )
On 18 March 1944, the US Navy battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) joined in the bombardment of Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Although struck by two Japanese 4.7-inch (120 mm) projectiles on the armored #2 Main Battery Turret, Iowa suffered negligible damage. She rejoined Task Force 58 and supported air strikes against the Palau Islands of the Carolines for several days. Iowa's carrer lasted well-boyond this battle. She is now a museum ship of the Pacific Battleship Center www.pacificbattleship.com.
On the map, If you look at the 'hybrid view' you can see where on the ship this gun battery is located.
UPDATE -- Sept. 6, 2011 !!! San Pedro, California IS IOWA's new home!!
The U.S. Navy approves the transfer to Pacific Battleship Center!!
UPDATE -- July 7, 2012 -- Iowa is open to the public www.pacificbattleship.com
According to some of the passengers that I met there were more than 3000 cabins.
Celebrity Reflection is the fifth, final, and largest Solstice-class cruise ship, her sister ships being Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Silhouette. Solstice, Equinox, Eclipse and Silhouette entered service in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 respectively. Reflection was launched in 2012.
Since October 2012, it has been owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. It has one more deck than other Solstice-class cruise ships. The ship can accommodate over 3,609 passengers, more than any other Celebrity cruise ship.
Celebrity Reflection is scheduled to undergo a dry dock in January 2023.
Named to honour Sophia Loren, the MSC Divina carries nearly 4000 passengers on cruises along with over 1000 crew members. She had only been in service a few months when I photographed her from the Fondamenta Zattere in Venice. The 10th biggest cruise ship in the world, she is MUCH too big to be sailing in the lagoon in my humble opinion!
This coaster was seen about 50 miles southo f the Island of Chiloe, in the Patacgonian Channels in 2012
After reaching Kirkenes in the summer of 2011 on the Hurtigruten ship Kong Harald, we flew to Svalbard (Spitsbergen) - via Oslo! - and boarded Hurtigruten's high latitude cruise ship, Fram. There we spent 5 days cruising the west coast of Svalbard which . in summer, is largely ice free. These are some pictures I took of the ship
IOWA's decks have been tread upon by thousands, flooded by savage seas, and raked by flames from the firing of her massive guns. Now those decks have been fully exposed to the severe weather blowing across Suisun Bay for the past 8+ years (and even more before she was towed here). I'm impressed at how well they have come through all that. And the Pacific Battleship Center has replacement decking and an excellent plan in place to replace the decking needing the most care.
UPDATE -- Sept. 6, 2011 !!! San Pedro, California IS IOWA's new home!!
The U.S. Navy approves the transfer to Pacific Battleship Center!!
UPDATE -- July 7, 2012 -- Iowa is open to the public www.pacificbattleship.com
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Engagement 4,500+
Beached at Chitttagong for Breaking 16th Feb 2015
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Bulker arrives in the narrow confines of the River Clyde on a georgous but cold late November morning. Registered in the Marshall Islands but Russian owned and piloted upstream by tugs Ayton Cross ( lead/unattached ) and Svitzer Milford ( stern line ).
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed in 1985 Ulsan South Korea
by Hyundai Heavy Industries
Far Eastern Shipping Co
22,629grt
IMO 8311156
NAMING HISTORY
1985-1988 > ESPERANSA ( 3 Years )
1988 > ESPERIA
1988-2007 ANGARA ( 19 Years )
2007-2013 > FESCO ANGARA ( 6 Years )
2013 2015 > ANGARA ( 2 Years - END )
What can one say? The best reason for traveling on this ship is that, when on board, you cannot see the disgusting artwork on the hull (or indeed, the blocky look of the hull itself). This was the ship's first visit to Southampton.
Maybe the ship should be banned from the Solent for polluting the environment!
The Saginaw(freighter) coming from Saginaw(City) down the Saginaw(River) heading out to the Saginaw(Bay), Great Lake Huron. Taken in Essexville Michigan
CSCL Africa anchored at Europoort (port of Rotterdam).
CSCL Africa :
China Shipping Line
334mx43m
8'500 TEU
Night arrival. This time using noise reduction
Handheld 1/30 sec iso 6400
The ship has been turned in the swinging ground and is being taken stern first into Southampton Container Termina
Taken with a DJI Spark Drone
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Other images in this series:
1. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51526351549/
2. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51526353889/
HMS Hood build by legomonster. I was told he'd never seen it complete in-one-piece before the show. It was HUUGE! I needed the super wide angle lens just to get it in frame!
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Engagement 2,600+
Evening Farewell from the Clyde for Sea
With the sun setting and darkness not too far away the Cunard Queen Victoria departs the Clyde after paying a short visit to Greenock Ocean Terminal as part of her 2010 Round-Britain Tour - 28th July - 1925hrs. A most unusual angle for this Cunarder.
IMO 9320556
Battleship IOWA's mast sits on her deck (out of view on her stern), removed in 2002 to clear bridges during her move to Benicia's Suisun Bay in 2002. If she is released by the Navy as a floating museum in Los Angeles Harbor, re-installing the mast will be part of her refurbishment. That will hopefully begin in 2011.
Keep track of Battleship IOWA!! . . . . www.pacificbattleship.com/blog/
UPDATE -- Sept. 6, 2011 !!!
San Pedro, California IS IOWA's new home!!
The U.S. Navy approves the transfer to Pacific Battleship Center!!
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 2,800+
Ship Listed as CAPTAIN LEFTERIS from 2022
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Upper River Clyde
The Greek Bulker is passing Queens Quay in Clydebank inbound to Glasgow on a dull and wet ('dreich') early afternoon having spent the night further down the Firth of Clyde in Brodick Anchorage. The three Clyde tugs were in attendance , including 'Anglegarth' seen here on the stern line.
Using the English spelling on her bow and the Greek alternative on her stern
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed South Korea 2013
by SPP Shipbuilding
34,456grt
IMO 9541849
NAMING HISTORY
2013-2022 > IONIC ( 9 Years )
In early 2012, we went on a S American trip to Cape Horn on the Chilean cruise ship Stella Australis which sailed from Ushuaia in Argentina, through the Patagonian channels of Tierra del Fuego. WE were lucky, the weather was kind and we were able to land on Cape Horn to visit the lighthouse and wonderful Albatross sculpture).Only on 1 trip in 10 can the ship actually round the Horn, but we were lucky. The ship then proceeded back through the channels stopping at the Aguila glacier from where I took theTHIS picture as the ship steamed further up the fjord to find an anchoring depth (top picture).
What can one say? The best reason for traveling on this ship is that, when on board, you cannot see the disgusting artwork on the hull (or indeed, the blocky look of the hull itself). This was the ship's first visit to Southampton.
Maybe the ship should be banned from the Solent for polluting the environment!
© I m a g e D a v e F o r b e s
Engagement 2,500+
Ship Decommissioned & Ceased Service in 2017
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Erskine Bridge River Clyde Inbound
One of the best names for a big ship I've heard and seen for quite a while , the Bulker Luminous Orange being escorted up the Clyde and about to pass under the 1971 Erskine Bridge just after lunchtime by three local tugs , the Anglegarth (line attached stern) , Ayton Cross (fronting) and Svitzet Milford (unseen). Under leaden skies ans awaiting a cloudburst which surely came. On the extreme right you can see the preserved Titan Crane at Clydebank.
VESSEL BUILDER
Constructed Kurashiki Japan 1997
by Sanoyas Mizushima
36,712grt
IMO 9130638
NAMING HISTORY
1997-2010 > GRAND OJI PIONEER ( 13 Years )
2010-2013 > LUMINOUS ORANGE ( 3 Years )
2013-2017 > CHEUTSU DREAM ( 4 Years )
The largest container ship in the world - 18000 teu - departing Southampton Seen in the upper swinging ground
A full set of the ship leaving and swinging in the upperswinging ground at Southampton can be seen by visiting
www.flickr.com/photos/r36ariadne/sets/72157632219341562/
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