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Saturday August 26
The RMAS Warden carried out trials in Mount's Bay during the day.
Plantain Marine's new Damen Stan tug Valiant B was once again in the bay.
Towing
a loaded barge she was en route from Antwerp to Milford Haven and spent
most of the day dodging up and down the bay waiting for the weather to
moderate.
The strong winds also affected some of the larger yachts which were sailing around the coast.
The
Lizard Tyne class lifeboat David Robinson (47-030) towed one yacht into
Newlyn in the morning and another one later on in the afternoon.
Arriving at Newlyn in the early evening was the Severn class relief lifeboat Volunteer Spirit (17-27).
Picked
up in Poole by members of the Penlee crew she was steamed to Newlyn to
carry out relief duties while the Penlee boat Ivan Ellen (17-36) is
away having major engine repairs carried out.
On her last
training exercise she developed an engine malfunction and, on
investigation, it was found that quite a serious fault had developed
which meant that the engine head had to be taken off and checked.
Sunday August 27
The Scottish scalloper Aquinis (BA.500) landed her scallops in Newlyn.
Crossing the bay heading westwards was the tug Svitzer Stanlow on her way to Liverpool.
Owned
by Svitzer Marine she is a new tug built in 2006 and is 39 metres in
length with a beam of 16 metres and a draught of 6.3 metres.
Her gross tonnage is 656 and she will be based in Liverpool.
Anchoring in the bay to await orders was the Turkish owned and flagged general cargo vessel Seher 11.
Owned
by Yagci Denizilik Ve Ticaret Ltd, of Instanbul, Turkey, she was built
in 1998, with a gross tonnage of 1,220 and a deadweight of 2,468 tons.
She
is 73 metres in length with a beam of 9.4 metres and a draft of 5.9
metres. Capable of carrying 2,962 cubic metres of grain her operational
speed is 11 knots.
Monday August 28
The Le
Guilvinec-registered French trawler Galibier (GV.545166) called in
Newlyn early in the morning with a propulsion problem. This was quickly
sorted out and she left again on the same tide.
Originally owned
by Armement Dhellemmes of Concarneau, one of the largest trawler owners
in France, she is now jointly owned with other interests following a
major restructure of the company.
Wednesday August 30
The Dutch scalloper Jacoba (UK.307) landed in Newlyn and then made preparations to proceed to Holland for her annual refit.
The Irish trawler Mary Kate (WD.220) landed on Newlyn Market.
Thursday August 31
The Ayr-registered Scottish trawler Eyrs W (AR.66) called in Newlyn early in the morning to drop off a crew member.
Friday September 1
The Le Guilvinec-registered French trawler Kristel Vihan (GV.555194) called in Newlyn just after midnight.
En route to the fishing grounds from her home Port of Loctudy she decided to seek shelter from the forecast strong winds.
However, these did not materialise and she left again shortly after breakfast time.
Heading westwards across the bay in the early evening was the Panamanian flagged container vessel MSC Sabrina.
Owned
by the Mediterranean Shipping Co, of Geneva, Switzerland, she was built
in 1989 with a gross tonnage of 35,598 and a deadweight of 43,078 tons.
She is 242 metres in length with a beam of 32 metres and a draft of 12.1 metres.
She is capable of carrying 3,000 standard sized containers of which 99 can be refrigerated.
Her 30,100bhp engines give her an operational speed of 21.7 knots.
Sunday September 3
In the morning the British- flagged general cargo vessel Betsy S crossed the bay heading westwards.
Owned by Reederei Karl Schluter
& Co, of Rendsburg, Germany, she was built in 1998.
Gross tonnage is 2,988 and deadweight is 4,825 tons.
She is 99 metres in length with a beam of 17 metres and a draft of 5.9 metres.
She can either carry 4,456 cubic metres of grain or 366 containers of which 60 can be refrigerated.
Following closely behind was the Antiguan-flagged general cargo vessel Serena.
Owned
by Intersee Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft of Haren-Ems, Germany, she was
built in 2004, with a gross tonnage of 7,752 and a deadweight of 10,500
tons. She is 146 metres in length with a beam of 18 metres and a draft
of 7.4 metres.
Her 5,914bhp engines give her an operational speed of 14.7 knots and she can carry 14,695 cubic metres of grain.
Later in the morning the Cayman Islands flagged chemical tanker Stolt Shearwater headed westwards.
Owned
by Finanziaria Mariyyima of Naples, Italy, she was built in 1998 with a
gross tonnage of 3,811 and a deadweight of 5,598 tons.
She is 96 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 6.5 metres.
Operational speed is 12.8 knots and she can carry 5,338 cubic metres of liquid chemical.
Heading eastwards was the German flagged container vessel Maris.
Owned by Heinz Moje of Drochtersen, Germany, she was built in 1995 with a gross tonnage of 3,999 and a deadweight of 5,325 tons.
She is 100 metres in length with a beam of 18 metres and a draft of 6.6 metres.
Capable
of carrying either 7,247 cubic metres of grain or 508 containers of
which 54 can be refrigerated, her 5,200bhp engines give her an
operational speed of 15.5 knots.
The Scottish scalloper Fredwood (BA.338) landed in Newlyn.
Calling in the bay just before mid-day for a very brief visit was the river class offshore patrol vessel HMS Mersey (P.283).
Built
by Vosper Thorneycroft in 2003 and displacing 1,700 tonnes she is 80
metres in length with a beam of 13.5 metres and a draft of 3.8 metres.
Her armament consists of a 20mm gun and two general purpose machine guns.
Ship's complement is 48 and she is capable of a speed in excess of 20 knots.
Ordered
in May 2001 from Vosper Thorneycroft's the deal was unusual in that the
three vessels of the class are being leased from the builders for five
years under a £60 million contract.
After that time the opportunity exists for the lease to be extended, the ships purchased outright or returned to Vospers.
Arriving
in the bay at lunchtime and anchoring to shelter from the strong
westerly winds was the Dutch flagged general cargo vessel Anmar-S (ex
Fast Sim).
Built in 1993 she is 823 metres in length with a beam of 12.5 metres and a draft of 3.9 metres.
Gross tonnage is 1,666 and deadweight is 2,270 tons.
Her 1,358bhp engine gives her an operational speed of 10 knots and she can carry 3,341 cubic metres of grain.
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