Sunday, September 2

Heading west in the morning was the Irish flagged and owned coaster Arklow Rogue. Built in 2007 with a gross tonnage of 2,999 and a deadweight of 4,530 tons, she is 90 metres in length with a beam of 14 metres and a draft of 5.6 metres. She is capable of carrying 5,920 cubic metres of grain or 138 containers, and her 2,446bhp engine gives her a speed of 12 knots.

Astern of her was the Antiguan flagged, German owned container ship BG Dublin. She is 140 metres in length with a beam of 21 metres and a draft of 7.3 metres. She can carry 800 containers.

Astern of her was the twin screwed Cayman Islands flagged, British owned coaster Sea Ruby, gross tonnage 1,382, length 77m, beam 11m, draft 4m. She can carry 2,921 cubic metres of grain at 10.4 knots.

Later in the morning the Philippines flagged, Japanese owned car carrier Palma headed west. Her gross tonnage is 27,589, length 161m, 26m, draft 8m. She can carry 3,000 cars at 17.5 knots.

Passing her and heading east was the Polish owned, Vanuatu flagged, coaster Fast Will, gross tonnage 1,931, length 79m, beam 11m, draft 4.1m. She can carry 2,805 cubic metres of grain or 86 containers at 10 knots.

The motor hopper barge Sospan left Penzance in the morning heading towards The Lizard.

Monday, September 3

Heading west in the morning was the twin screwed British coaster Ardent, gross tonnage 700, length 54m, beam 9m, draft 3.6m. She can carry 1,444 cubic metres of grain at 9 knots.

Passing her and heading east was the twin screwed British coaster Sea Mithril, gross tonnage 1,382, length 77m, beam 11m, draft 4m. She can carry 2,931 cubic metres of grain at 10.4 knots.

Astern of her was the Liberian flagged, German owned, product tanker Rudderman, gross tonnage 4,842, length 101m, beam 17m, draft 6.9m. She can carry 8,325 cubic metres of liquid products at 12.5 knots.

In the afternoon the Antiguan flagged, German owned, twin screwed tug MTS Vengeance headed west. She is 24 metres in length with a beam of 7 metres and a draft of 3.2 metres. Her 2,050bhp engines give her a bollard pull of 30 tons and she was the last Cochrane Shipbuilders' vessel built at Goole.

Tuesday, September 4

Heading west in the morning was the Isle of Man flagged, British owned, oil product tanker Evie PG, gross tonnage 6,688, length 127m, beam 19m. She is capable of 12.5 knots.

Astern of her was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster RMS Wedau, gross tonnage 1,556, length 82m, beam 11m, draft 4.2m. She can carry 2,916 cubic metres of grain or 80 containers at 10.6 knots.

The Huers (SS 134) was slipped at Newlyn to carry out repairs to her underwater surfaces.

Wednesday, September 5

Heading east in the morning was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, container ship C2C Spica. Her gross tonnage is 8,246, length 140m, beam 22m, draft 7.4m. She can carry 962 containers.

Astern of her was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster Validus, gross tonnage 2,990, length 99m, beam 17m, draft 5.9m. She can carry 4,456 cubic metres of grain or 370 containers, of which 60 can be refrigerated, at 15 knots.

Later in the morning the Bahamian flagged, British owned, product tanker Shannon Fisher headed east. Her gross tonnage is 3,400, length 95m, beam 17m, draft 6.1m. She can carry 5,615 cubic metres of liquid products at 15.5 knots.

Astern of her was the Finnish car carrier Auto Bank. On long-term charter to United European Car Carriers she was built as a ro/ro vessel in 1998 and is 138 metres in length with a beam of 22 metres and a draft of 7 metres. Her gross tonnage is 19,107. She can carry 1,440 cars at 20.2 knots.

Heading west in the afternoon was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster C2C Astralis. Her gross tonnage is 6,901, length 139m, beam 19m, draft 7.3m. She can carry 750 containers, of which 150 can be refrigerated, at 17.8 knots.

Landing on Newlyn Market was the Irish trawler Marrie Jacob (D 141).

Thursday, September 6

Heading west in the morning was the Gibraltar flagged, German owned, coaster Baltic Carrier, gross tonnage 2,280, length 82m, beam 12m, draft 5m. She can carry 4,288 cubic metres of grain or 128 containers at 11.75 knots.

Astern of her, on her way to Bristol, was the Danish coaster Hanne Danica, gross tonnage 1,409, length 71m, beam 11m, draft 4.9m. She can carry 2,775 cubic metres of grain or 62 containers at 13.3 knots.

Later in the morning the sister ship to the Baltic Carrier the Baltic Merchant also headed westwards. In the afternoon the Antiguan flagged, German owned, coaster Heinz Schepers headed west on her way to Cork. Her gross tonnage is 3,992, length 101m, beam 18m, draft 6.6m. She can carry 7,015 cubic metres of grain or 515 containers, of which 50 can be refrigerated, at 15.5 knots.

Astern of her, on her way to Milford Haven, was the Shannon Fisher.

Later in the afternoon the Liberian flagged, American owned, container vessel Independent Venture headed west on her way to Liverpool. Her gross tonnage is 14,849, length 167m, beam 25m, draft 9.8m. She can carry 26,094 cubic metres of grain or 1,468 containers, of which 150 can be refrigerated, at 19.3 knots.

Passing her, heading east, was the Swedish chemical/oil tanker Navigo, gross tonnage 10,543, length 144m, beam 22m, draft 9.3m. She has a speed of 14 knots.

Calling at Newlyn in the morning was the survey vessel Ocean Dancer although on this occasion she had been chartered by a group of divers. She is 33m in length with a beam of 7m and a draft of 3.4m.

Friday, September 7

Heading east in the morning was Russian product tanker Ivan Bubanov, Gross tonnage 11,575, length 16m, draft 8.9m.

Heading west in the afternoon was the Antiguan flagged, German owned, container vessel Gracechurch Star. gross tonnage 6,277, length 133m, beam 18m, draft 7.2m. She can carry 735 containers, of which 150 can be refrigerated, at 18.2 knots.

Passing her heading east was the Bahamian flagged, Greek owned, reefer ship Amistad, gross tonnage 7,395, length 124m, beam 20m, draft 7.2m. She can carry 8,194 cubic metres of frozen cargo and eight containers at 16.4 knots.

Calling at Newlyn in the evening for an overnight stay was the ex-Solent class lifeboat Douglas Currie. Having spent most of her lifeboat service in the north of Scotland, she was sold by the RNLI in 1992 to Lions International and became the Los Christianos lifeboat in the Canary Islands, before being bought by her present owner in Portishead. Displacing 29 tons, she is 48 feet in length with a beam of 13 feet.

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