Monday July 2
Heading westwards in the late afternoon was the Antiguan
flagged coaster Apollo Bear, built in 1991 with a gross tonnage of
2,497. She is 88 metres long, with a beam of 13 metres and a draft of
5.5 metres. She is capable of carrying 5,222 cubic metres of grain or
96 containers, her 2,038bhp engine giving her a speed of 12 knots.
She
was followed by the Antiguan flagged coaster Rheintal, gross tonnage
3,824, length 101m, beam 16m, draft 5.9m. She can carry 6,634cu m of
grain or 390 containers, of which 50 can be refrigerated, at 16.3 knots.
Astern
of her was the Madeiran flagged car carrier Autostar, gross tonnage
21,010, length 140m, beam 22m, draft 6.5m. She is capable of carrying
1,400 cars, her 2,854bhp engine giving her a speed of 20.9 knots.
Later
in the evening the Cypriot flagged coaster Kells headed westwards.
Built in 1977 with a gross tonnage of 1,986, her length is 75m, beam
12m, and draft 5.4m. She is capable of carrying 3,739cu m of grain or
104 containers, her 1,600bhp engine giving her a speed of 11.4 knots.
The
Michael & David completed her work on the slipway and was launched
on the evening tide to be replaced by the local beam trawler George
Johannes (BM 298) which was slipped for a bottom scrub and coat of
anti-fouling paint.
Tuesday July 3
Heading
westwards in the morning was the Antiguan flagged coaster Allegretto,
gross tonnage 3,000, length 90m, draft 5.3m. She is capable of carrying
216 containers at 12 knots.
Astern of her was the twin-screwed
Russian flagged coaster Baltiyskiy 105, gross tonnage 1,926, length
95m, beam 13m, draft 4m. She is capable of carrying 3,475cu m of grain
or 83 containers, her 1,740bhp engines giving her a speed of 12.5 knots.
Following
her, on her way to Cardiff, was the Russian flagged coaster Amur 2531,
gross tonnage 3,086, length 116m, beam 13m, draft 4ms. She is capable
of carrying 4,064cu m of grain or 102 containers at an operational
speed of 10 knots.
In the afternoon the Antiguan flagged coaster
Maria H was sighted She has a gross tonnage of 1,297, length 74m, beam
10m, draft 3.4m. She can carry 2,351cu m of grain, her 805bhp engine
giving her a speed of 10.2 knots.
Astern of her was the Dutch
flagged coaster Arklow Sky, gross tonnage 2,316, length 90m, beam 12m,
draft 4.6m. She can carry 4,723cu m of grain or 116 containers at 11
knots.
Passing her and heading eastwards was the Danish flagged
twin screwed tug Stevns Arctic, length 33m, beam 11m, draft 5.6m. Her
two 2,480bhp engines give her a speed of 13.5 knots and a bollard pull
of 50 tons.
Wednesday July 4
Heading westwards in the
morning was the Swedish flagged chemical / oil carrier Bro Atland,
gross tonnage 11,377, length 144m, beam 23m, draft 8.4m. She can carry
19,158cu m of liquid chemicals or oil, her 8,813bhp engine giving her a
speed of 15.8 knots.
She was followed by the Liberian flagged
container vessel CSCL Xiamen, gross tonnage 25,369, length 207m, beam
30m, draft 11.4m. She can carry 2,500 containers, of which 320 can be
refrigerated, at 21.5 knots.
Astern of her was the Maltese
flagged cargo vessel Philipos, gross tonnage 7,662, length 122m, beam
20m, draft 8.1m. She can carry 12,030cu m of grain or 532 containers,
of which 30 can be refrigerated, at 14.9 knots.
Heading east was
the Antiguan flagged coaster Apollo Hawk, gross tonnage 4,255, length
101m, beam 16m, draft 7.2m. She can carry 8,040cu m of grain or 203
containers at 13 knots.
Astern of her was the Antiguan flagged
coaster Ulrike G, gross tonnage 2,994, length 100m, beam 13m, draft
5.7m. She is capable of carrying 5,841cu m of grain or 297 containers,
her 3,420bhp engine giving her a speed of 13 knots.
Heading
westwards in the afternoon was the Polish flagged chemical tanker
Mamry, gross tonnage 1,640, length 80m, beam 12m, draft 5.4m. She can
carry 2,238cu m of liquid chemicals at 13.5 knots.
Out in the
bay the ETV Anglian Princess moored alongside the Anglian Earl to
exchange equipment prior to the former leaving station for maintenance
and the Earl taking her place. Anglian Earl (ex Maersk Logger) has a
gross tonnage of 2,311, length of 69m, beam of 16m, and draft of 6.5m.
She is a twin screw tug and her 10,898bhp engine gives her a speed of
16 knots and a bollard pull or 150 tons.
Thursday July 5
Heading
westwards in the morning was the Barbados flagged part container vessel
Union Titan, gross tonnage 1,543, length 87m, beam 11m, draft 3.9m. She
can carry 3,190cu m of grain or 98 container at 10 knots.
Heading
eastwards was Dutch flagged cargo vessel Hendrika Margaretha, gross
tonnage 2,058, length 81m, beam 13m, draft 5.2m. She can carry 4,228cu
m of grain or 160 containers at 11.5 knots.
Heading eastwards in
the afternoon was the Aland Islands flagged ro/ro vessel Link Star,
gross tonnage 5,627, length 106m, beam 17m, draft 6.1m. She can carry
9,766cu m of grain or 180 containers at 15.3 knots.
The George
Johannes completed her work on the slipway and was launched to be
replaced by the William Sampson Stevenson (PZ 191), slipped to carry
out her MCA survey.
Friday July 6
Anchored in the bay early in the morning was the Trinity House Lighthouse Vessel Patricia.
Heading
eastwards in the morning was the Barbados flagged coaster Shetland
Trader, gross tonnage 909, length 60m, beam 11m, draft 3.9m. She can
carry 1,781cu m of grain at 11 knots.
Saturday July 7
Heading
eastwards in the morning was the Barbados flagged coaster Swanland ,
gross tonnage 1,978, length 81m, beam 14m, draft 5.4m. She can carry
3,951cu m of grain at 12.5 knots.
Astern of her was the
Singapore-flagged lpg carrier Sigas Monarch, gross tonnage 1,552,
length 64m, beam 13m, draft 5m. She can carry 1,641cu m of liquid
petroleum gas at 12.3 knots.
In the afternoon the Antiguan
flagged coaster Thunder headed westwards. Her gross tonnage is 1,559,
length 82m, beam 11m, draft 4.2m. She can carry 2,916cu m of grain or
48 containers at 10.6 knots.
Astern of her was the Gibraltarian
flagged coaster Cimbris, gross tonnage 3,173, length 98m, beam 14m,
draft 5.8m. She can carry 6,370cu m of grain at 13 knots.
She
was followed by the Ukranian flagged product tanker Zapadnyy, gross
tonnage 1,896, length 77m, beam 14m, draft 5.3m. She can carry 3,514cu
m of liquid products at 10.2 knots.
