Sunday August 26

Anchoring off Penzance to await entry was the Panamanian flagged, British owned, hopper barge Sospan. Built in 1990 with a gross tonnage of 718 and a deadweight of 1,400 tons she is 57 metres in length with a beam of 10 metres and a draft of 3.6 metres. Her 547bhp engine gives her a speed of 9 knots.

Calling at Newlyn mid-day to refuel was the Tamar class lifeboat Peter and Lesley Jane Nicholson (16-01). She was on her way from Plymouth to Bude canal were she was taking part in an opening ceremony following which she was carrying out relief duties on the North coast.

Monday August 27

Calling at Newlyn for an overnight stay was one of the Island class cutters HMCC Sentinel. Built by Vosper Thorneycroft and launched in 1993 she is 34 metres in length and is powered by two Paxman 12 cylinder diesel engines, each developing 2,300bhp, giving her a speed of in excess of 25 knots. She also has a small water jet propulsion system to enable her to cruise at low speeds when on surveillance duties.

Tuesday August 28

Heading westwards in the morning was the Cayman Islands flagged chemical tanker Stolt Cormorant. Built in 1999 with a gross tonnage of 3,818 and a deadweight of 5,364 tons she is 96 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 6 metres. Capable of carrying 5,292 cubic metres of liquid chemicals her operational speed is 12.8 knots.

Astern of her was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster Dornum. Built in 1993 she is 81 metres in length with a beam of 11 metres and a draft of 4.4 metres. Gross tonnage is 1,662 deadweight is 2,369 tons and she is capable of carrying 2,999 cubic metres of grain or 80 containers with her 1,287bhp engine giving her a speed of 10.5 knots.

Following her was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster Nordsee. Built in 1978 she is 88 metres in length with a beam of 15 metres and a draft of 4.9 metres. Gross tonnage is 2,579 deadweight is 2,930 tons and she is capable of carrying 4,338 cubic metres of grain or 208 containers, of which 20 can be refrigerated. Her 3,000bhp engine gives her a speed of 14.8 knots.

Passing her and heading east was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, container ship Marus. Built in 1996 with a gross tonnage of 2,906 and a deadweight of 3,950 tons she is 99 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 4.9 metres. Capable of carrying 4,440 cubic metres of grain or 340 containers, of which 40 can be refrigerated, her 4,533 bhp engine gives her a speed of 14.5 knots.

Astern of her was the Swedish flagged and owned chemical/oil carrier Furenas. Built in 1998 with a gross tonnage of 8,930 and a deadweight of 12,924 tons she is 136 metres in length with a beam of 21 metres and a draft of 8 metres. Capable of carrying 14,443 cubic metres of liquid chemicals or oil her 7,336bhp engine gives her a speed of 15 knots.

In the early evening the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster Muhlenau headed westwards. Built in 2004 with a gross tonnage of 2,461 and a deadweight of 3,691 tons she is 87 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 5.5 metres. Capable of carrying 4,650 cubic metres of grain her 2,038bhp engine gives her a speed of 11.7 knots.

Passing her and heading east was the Dutch flagged, German owned, coaster Derk (ex Jan Van Gent). Built in 2000 with a gross tonnage of 2,056 and a deadweight of 2,964 tons she is 88 metres in length with a beam of 12 metres and a draft of 5.7 metres. Her 1,793bhp engine gives her a speed of 11 knots.

Astern of her was the Irish flagged and owned general cargo vessel Arklow Willow. Built in 2004 with a gross tonnage of 8,935 and a deadweight of 14,001 tons she is 136 metres in length with a beam of 21 metres and a draft of 8.4 metres.

The Aurora completed her work on the slipway and was launched to be replaced by the Algrie (PZ 199) slipped to complete her stern gear repairs.

Wednesday August 29

Heading westwards in the morning was the Bahamian flagged coaster Fri Lake. She is 89 metres in length with a beam of 12 metres and a draft of 5 metres. Gross tonnage is 2,218 and deadweight is 3,400 tons.

Heading west in the afternoon was the Maltese flagged, Norwegian owned, coaster Wilson Ghent. Built in 1996 with a gross tonnage of 2,446 and a deadweight of 3,707 tons she is 87 metres in length with a beam of 12 metres and a draft of 5.5 metres. Capable of carrying 4,600 cubic metres of grain her 2,038bhp engine gives her a speed of 11.7 knots.

Astern of her was the Cypriot flagged cement carrier Cemsky. Built in 1990 with a gross tonnage of 2,942 and a deadweight of 4,200 tons she is 88 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 6.1 metres. Capable of carrying 5,665 cubic metres of grain or 201 containers, of which 10 can be refrigerated, her 2,073bhp engine gives her a speed of 11 knots.

Passing her heading east was the Norwegian flagged and owned chemical/oil carrier Torill Knutsen. Built in 1990 with a gross tonnage of 11,425and a deadweight of 14,910 tons she is 141 metres in length with a beam of 23 metres and a draft of 8 metres. Capable of carrying 17,166 cubic metres of liquid chemicals or oil her 7,120bhp engine gives her a speed of 12.5 knots.

Thursday August 30

Heading west in the morning was the Panamanian flagged, Japanese owned, wood-chip carrier Stellar Stream. Built in 1988 with a gross tonnage of 35,662 and a deadweight of 42,744 tons she is 198 metres in length with a beam of 32 metres and a draft of 9 metres. Capable of carrying 91,055 cubic metres of grain her 8,420bhp engine gives her a speed of 14.2 knots.

Passing her and heading east was the Madeiran flagged, Norwegian owned, car carrier Auto Star. Built in 2000 with a gross tonnage of 21,010 and a deadweight of 6,670 tons she is 140 metres in length with a beam of 22 metres and a draft of 6.5 metres. Capable of carrying 1,400 cars her 2,854bhp engine gives her a speed of 20.9 knots.

Astern of her was the Cypriot flagged, Russian owned, twin screwed coaster Alexander Tvardovskiy. Built in 1995 she is 89 metres in length with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of 4.5 metres. Gross tonnage is 2,319 deadweight is 3,180 tons and she can carry 3,420 cubic metres of grain or 128 containers with her 2,447bhp engines giving her a speed of 12.9 knots.

Heading west was the Bahamian flagged, Monacon owned, lpg carrier Deauville. Built in 1995 with a gross tonnage of 3,617 and a deadweight of 2,601 tons she is 93 metres in length with a beam of 17 metres and a draft of 4.2 metres. Capable of carrying 3,516 cubic metres of liquid petroleum gas her 3,670bhp engine gives her a speed of 13 knots.

At Penzance the Taysand came out of the Dry Dock and was replaced by the Sospan.

Friday August 31

Heading east in the morning was the Panamanian flagged, Japanese owned, car carrier Neptune Ace. Built in 1985 with a gross tonnage of 44,979 and a deadweight of 16,560 tons she is 199 metres in length with a beam of 29 metres and a draft of 9 metres. Capable of carrying 4,873 cars her 12,200bhp engine gives her a speed of 17.5 knots.

She was followed by the Dutch flagged and owned container ship Vanquish (ex Varmland). Built in 1995 with a gross tonnage of 2,997 and a deadweight of 4,624 tons she is 100 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 6 metres. Capable of carrying 4,747 cubic metres of grain or 326 containers, of which 40 can be refrigerated, her 4,720bhp engine gives her a speed of 15 knots.

Astern of her was the Dutch flagged, Swedish owned, product tanker Bro Gratitude. Built in 2003 she is 114 metres in length with a beam of 15 metres and a draft of 6.8 metres. Gross tonnage is 4,107 deadweight is 7,554 tons and she is capable of carrying 8,034 cubic metres of liquid products with her 3,302bhp engine giving her a speed of 12 knots.

Passing her heading east was the Danish flagged and owned coaster Danica Four. Built in 1984 with a gross tonnage of 997 and a deadweight of 1,563 tons she is 62 metres in length with a beam of 10 metres and a draft of 4.5 metres. Capable of carrying 2,102 cubic metres of grain or 49 containers her 690bhp engine gives her a speed of 12 knots.

Saturday September 1

Heading west in the morning was British flagged, German owned, container vessel Komet III. Built in 1991 she is 116 metres in length with a beam of 16 metres and a draft of 6.6 metres. Gross tonnage is 4,169 deadweight is 4,752 tons and she is capable of carrying 7,558 cubic metres of grain or 407 containers of which 42 can be refrigerated with her 2,678bhp engine giving her a speed of 15 knots.

In the afternoon the Maltese flagged, Norwegian owned, coaster Wilson Ghent headed east. Built in 1996 with a gross tonnage of 2,446 and a deadweight of 3,707 tons she is 88 metres in length with a beam of 12 metres and a draft of 5.5 metres. Capable of carrying 4,600 cubic metres of grain her 2,038bhp engine gives her a speed of 11.7 knots.

Astern of her was the Panamanian flagged, Swiss owned, container vessel MSC Erminia. Built in 1979 she is 169 metres in length with a beam of 25 metres and a draft of 9.2 metres. Gross tonnage is 17,304 deadweight is 14,520 tons and she can carry 873 containers, of which 40 can be refrigerated. Her 17,400bhp engine gives her a speed of 19.3 knots.

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