WILJIVE
Meercat RT15 Wiljive photographed heading into Southampton on 11 April 2015.
Operated by Williams Shipping she is 15.5m long with a 6.0m beam and 0.8m draught. Powered by twin Doosan Daewoo L136 (320hp/235Kw @ 2200rpm) engines she has a free running speed of 8 knots via 2 x 700mm 5 blade fixed pitch props. Bollard pull is approximately 3t and she can carry 26t of cargo on deck. She is also equipped with a 23t Palfinger PK23500(M)C hydraulic crane which can lift 4.8t @4.2m and 1.6t @ 12.1m. MMSI - 235086814 Call Sign - 2EOH6 Reg - UK, Southampton L = 15.5m x W = 6m Southampton, 11 April 2015 |
SEAGREEN
Seagreen photographed in Southampton alongside the Oriana on 4 April 2015.
Built 2010 by Abels Shipyard in Bristol she is 35m long with a 10m beam.
She is owned and operated by Veolia Environmental Services and is based in Marchwood on Southampton Water.
Her role is to remove and recycle waste from visiting ships.
MMSI - 235074903
Call Sign - 2CQK7
Built - Abel Shipyard, Bristol, UK
Year, 2010
L - 35m, W 10m
GT -304
Southampton, 4 April 2015
Built 2010 by Abels Shipyard in Bristol she is 35m long with a 10m beam.
She is owned and operated by Veolia Environmental Services and is based in Marchwood on Southampton Water.
Her role is to remove and recycle waste from visiting ships.
MMSI - 235074903
Call Sign - 2CQK7
Built - Abel Shipyard, Bristol, UK
Year, 2010
L - 35m, W 10m
GT -304
Southampton, 4 April 2015
DOREEN DORWARD
Multi role vessel Doreen Dorward photographed 25 October 2015 hard at work on the new breakwater which was being constructed as part of the Cowes Outer Harbour Project. I took this photograph just as we were entering port at Cowes after sailing down the Solent. The vessel in the background is the Ludwigshafen Express.
She is designed for near shore marine civil engineering applications and is essentially a spud leg pontoon with mess and office facilities. The vessel also has a large deck with a 914mm moon pool. She is highly manouverable and is able to assist in dredging operations, piling/lifting, site investigations, carrying bulk cargo's or unloading / loading equipment and other items from beaches. She has twin Ford (150hp) diesel engines and is 30.48m long with a 9.14m beam and 1.00m draft which increases to 1.39m when fully loaded. Spud legs = 3 No. at 15m She owned by Jenkins Marine who are based in Poole, in 2005 she was purchased from Dean & Dyball Construction together with a number of other vessels including a Damen Multicat and two smaller workboats. MMSI -235087268 REG - UK, Poole IMO - 8873427 Call Sign - GCTV Multi Role Vessel Built - Yard No. - L 30.48m W 9.14m GT 162 Year - 1962 Cowes, 25 October 2014 |
WILLENDEAVOUR
Multicat work boat Willendeavour photographed 31 October 2014 working just off the coast near Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight.
She was built by Neptune Marine BV in the Netherlands in 2007 and is 22m long with a 9m beam and 1.80m draught.
Powered by twin Caterpillar C18 engines (1200hp, 89.4kW @1800rpm) she has a free running speed of 9 Knots and a bollard pull of approximately 15.0t.
The Vessel is equipped with a Helia 120-4SL hydraulic crane with a lifting capacity of 9.3t at 12.11m.
Accommodation on board comprises an air conditioned wheelhouse, a galley, dry room and sanitary space. Two single person cabins are also provided together with a single two person cabin, workshop and store located below deck.
The deck has a loading capacity of 80t.
She is operated by Williams Shipping Marine who are based in Southampton and Pembroke, they have been trading since 1894.
MMSI - 235051664
REG - UK
Work Boat
Built - Neptune Marine, NL
L 22m x W 9m
GT -
Year - 2007
Nr. Yarmouth- 31 October 2014
She was built by Neptune Marine BV in the Netherlands in 2007 and is 22m long with a 9m beam and 1.80m draught.
Powered by twin Caterpillar C18 engines (1200hp, 89.4kW @1800rpm) she has a free running speed of 9 Knots and a bollard pull of approximately 15.0t.
The Vessel is equipped with a Helia 120-4SL hydraulic crane with a lifting capacity of 9.3t at 12.11m.
Accommodation on board comprises an air conditioned wheelhouse, a galley, dry room and sanitary space. Two single person cabins are also provided together with a single two person cabin, workshop and store located below deck.
The deck has a loading capacity of 80t.
She is operated by Williams Shipping Marine who are based in Southampton and Pembroke, they have been trading since 1894.
MMSI - 235051664
REG - UK
Work Boat
Built - Neptune Marine, NL
L 22m x W 9m
GT -
Year - 2007
Nr. Yarmouth- 31 October 2014
PATTAYA CITY (602)
Work boat photographed near the end of the pier at Koh Larn on 22 August 2014.
Although she has a name I am struggling to find any details about her.
She looks very new and was probably only recently built.
I have seen a number of similar vessels in Thailand. This one appeared to be delivering building supplies to a small construction site at the South end of the beach.
Although she has a name I am struggling to find any details about her.
She looks very new and was probably only recently built.
I have seen a number of similar vessels in Thailand. This one appeared to be delivering building supplies to a small construction site at the South end of the beach.
PILING VESSEL
Piling vessel photographed in Pattaya marina on 22 August 2014.
As far as I could see she had no name and may be just a platform which is manouvered and kept in position by the two small work boats on each side.
She looks nothing like the highly complex offshore vessels I sometimes see in Liverpool which are working on the new wind farm just off the North Wales coast.
Judging from the number of piles in the marina she must however be ideally suited to working there.
As far as I could see she had no name and may be just a platform which is manouvered and kept in position by the two small work boats on each side.
She looks nothing like the highly complex offshore vessels I sometimes see in Liverpool which are working on the new wind farm just off the North Wales coast.
Judging from the number of piles in the marina she must however be ideally suited to working there.
CROSBY
Crosby photographed hard at work in Liverpool docks on 28 March 2014.
She is a purpose built tank barge with a capacity
approaching 500 tonnes and came into service in 2013.
She is owned by Mainmast who are a Maritime Logistics Company formed in November 2001.
They are based in Lincoln and operate a numberof edible oil motor tank barges both on the River Humber and in Liverpool.
She is a purpose built tank barge with a capacity
approaching 500 tonnes and came into service in 2013.
She is owned by Mainmast who are a Maritime Logistics Company formed in November 2001.
They are based in Lincoln and operate a numberof edible oil motor tank barges both on the River Humber and in Liverpool.
SUFFOLK SPIRIT
Multicat workboat Suffolk Spirit photographed working in Liverpool docks on 17 March 2014.
She has an overall length of 26m with a 10.4m breadth and 3.35m draught which decreases to 2.6m when the vessel is fully loaded,
Her deck has a cargo capacity of 70t.
Powered by two Doosan engines (800hp at 1800rpm) with twin 1700mm propellers in nozzles she has a service speed of 10 knots. A Doosan Auxiliary engine (350hp) and 86kw generator are also provided in addition to a Kort KT170 bow thruster.
She was designed by MacDuff Ship Design who are Naval Architects / Marine Consultants based in MacDuff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The vessel was built and fitted out in two half's (port and starboard sections) in the Ipswich factory of Kocurek Excavators before being transported by low loader to Shotley where the two sections were welded together on the beach. She entered the water overnight on the 17/18 April 2012 and completed sea trials later the same month.
Bollard Pull is 23.5t
Deck equipment includes a 200t crane and accommodation is provided on board for six crew in three twin berth cabins together with a galley and mess room.
She is designed for towing, dive support, anchor handling, support operations and a variety of other roles.
Suffolk Spirit is operated by Shire Marine who are based in Ipswich.
MMSI - 2350915030
REG - UK, Ipswich
IMO - 9676917
Call Sign - 2FIG9
Work Vessel / Tug
Built - Kocurek, Ipswich, UK
L 26m W 10.4m
GT - 146
Year - 2012
Liverpool, 17 March 2014
She has an overall length of 26m with a 10.4m breadth and 3.35m draught which decreases to 2.6m when the vessel is fully loaded,
Her deck has a cargo capacity of 70t.
Powered by two Doosan engines (800hp at 1800rpm) with twin 1700mm propellers in nozzles she has a service speed of 10 knots. A Doosan Auxiliary engine (350hp) and 86kw generator are also provided in addition to a Kort KT170 bow thruster.
She was designed by MacDuff Ship Design who are Naval Architects / Marine Consultants based in MacDuff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The vessel was built and fitted out in two half's (port and starboard sections) in the Ipswich factory of Kocurek Excavators before being transported by low loader to Shotley where the two sections were welded together on the beach. She entered the water overnight on the 17/18 April 2012 and completed sea trials later the same month.
Bollard Pull is 23.5t
Deck equipment includes a 200t crane and accommodation is provided on board for six crew in three twin berth cabins together with a galley and mess room.
She is designed for towing, dive support, anchor handling, support operations and a variety of other roles.
Suffolk Spirit is operated by Shire Marine who are based in Ipswich.
MMSI - 2350915030
REG - UK, Ipswich
IMO - 9676917
Call Sign - 2FIG9
Work Vessel / Tug
Built - Kocurek, Ipswich, UK
L 26m W 10.4m
GT - 146
Year - 2012
Liverpool, 17 March 2014
HALYCON DAYS |
Forth trojan |
Dive support vessel Halycon Days photographed in Liverpool just before I went on holiday.
She looks to be having her hull cleaned and repainted. I have seen her many times in and around the docks and on the River Mersey. MMSI - 235014617 REG - UK, Liverpool Call Sign - MDFP2 Dive Vessel L 13m W 5m Liverpool, 11 April 2014 |
Forth Trojan leaving Pierhead, Liverpool on 3 September 2013. She has a length of 25.37m, 10.2m beam and maximum draft of 2.25m. Gross Tonnage is 197T. There is accommodation on board with 8 berths. Propulsion is via two 578kW engines giving a speed of 9.8 knots and bollard pull of 23.5T
She is owned by Briggs Marine and Environmental Services who are based in Burntisland in Fife, Scotland. The company supplies services across a range of industries working offshore in the marine sector ranging from vessel charter to marine civil engineering projects to renewable energy, emergency response and salvage. MMSI - 235095311 REG - UK, Leith IMO - 9126948 Call Sign - 2FYM4 Salvage Vessel Built - Damen Bergum, Bergum, NL Yard No. 9937 L 25.37m W 10.2m GT 197 Year - 1995 Liverpool, 3 September 2013 |
HENTY OIL RIVER BARGE - ASTONHenty Oil's river barge Aston photographed moored near Pierhead, Liverpool on 18 December 2013.
Shortly after I took the picture gale force winds, hail and driving rain hit the North West coast resulting in me getting soaked through walking back to the car and a slow journey home along partially flooded roads. |
DIBUK 2Photographed on 20 April 2011 heading towards Langkawi Port.
This vessel is typical of some of small cargo ships I saw whilst in Malaysia. The picture was taken from a dive boat which took us at speed to a remote island South of Langkawi where we spent the day snorkeling. |
SIRIUS - 1939
Following some research which basically involved getting in touch with the owners I have now found out more about this vessel.
The vessel was built by J.S Watson,Gainsborough on the River Trent in 1939 as a non-propelled salvage lighter, her yard number was 1512, and she was measured as 84grt, 48nrt, 72ft x 22ft. O.N. 166890. She was built on behalf of the Kings Lynn Conservancy Board and was named “K.L.C.B. No. 7” and when built she did not have an engine and was moved around by tug. She was later motorised in 1955 following the installation of a Gardner 8L33 diesel engine of 152bhp. The KLCB disposed of her at some time in the late 1980's and her history following sale is uncertain, she was however bought by her current owners in Fort William in 2002 and then moved to Bembridge on the Isle Of Wight where she is being converted. The owners have told me that the Gardiner engine is still in working and that they intend to keep her as a working vessel. Her red oxide hull is also going to be painted blue (to match her original working colours) at some point in the future, My special thanks to the local harbour board and Sirius's owners for their kind assistance in the progression of this blog. Photographed 28 October 2013. |
Photographed in Yarmouth on the Isle Of Wight on 29 October 2013 Gralian is a Motor Cruiser built in 1937.
She has a length of 13.12m with a 3.35m beam and 1.52m draft, Gross Tonnage is 21.00. Gralian was the fifth of eight Medina Class 45' motor yachts built by Saunders-Roe in Cowes on the Isle of Wight between 1935 and 1939. Originally named Jeakelard she is of carvel construction with teak planks on oak frames. She was originally a gift from Joyce Sherren to her husband Wing Commander PC Sherren, a First World War flying ace who was killed in the King's Cup Race in 1937. During World War 2 she was requisitioned as a patrol vessel, serving on the East Coast and taking part in the D-Day landings in 1944. Her ship's bell is inscribed 'War Service Admiralty 1940-1946'. She was renamed Gralian after the war and has cruised extensively in British and European waters. In 1969 her two Chrysler petrol engines were replaced by Mercedes Benz OM314s. Gralian is on the UK Historic Ships Register. |
SOMME II - 1950 |
LARA 1 |
Photographed against the river wall in St.Valery-sur-Somme on 8 August 2013 Somme II is a now retired Buoy handling vessel laid down by Auroux of Arcachon in 1949.
Although post war shortages of steel resulted in her original all metal design changing to oak and larch on a steel frame she was launched in 1950 and delivered to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme for the Department of Lighthouses and Beacons in August 1950. She was decommissioned in 1999 when she was replaced by a newer vessel, to avoid her being scrapped she was bought by a trust who have restored her. Propulsion is via two engines, the main engine is a Baudouin DG3 150hp diesel engine powering a 800mm propeller with auxiliary power originally being provided by a 12hp gasoline engine. In 1954 the auxiliary engine was replaced by a Couach NC4 45hp gasoline engine, this engine was again replaced in 1965 by a Couach DX6 engine and finally by a Baudouin 4D106 65hp engine. Somme II was specially designed for navigating in the Somme Bay, channel and port of St Valery as well as off the coast. She has a length of 17.5m, beam of 5.8m and a shallow draft of 1.48m. For nearly 50 years the vessel moved the buoys and maintained 14 km of shipping channel to safely allow commercial vessels to enter and leave the bay. Her original crew consisted of a Captain, Engineer and 3 sailors. Somme II was classed as an historic ship in 2000. |
Panama registered Crane Ship Lara 1 seen in Liverpool Docks on 3 September 2013.
I originally saw her in 2007 when she was known as Mersey Mammoth. She is based in Liverpool and often seen in and around the dock system including out in the river. She is equipped with a electric offshore crane with a lifting capacity of 250 Ton @ 14.7 to 25.3 meters ranging to 120 Ton @ 40 meters. She has two electrical driven Voith Schneider propulsion units, one underneath the bow and one underneath the stern. The crane, propulsion units and ships systems are powered by two 806 KW Ruston/Brush generator sets. In 2011 she had extensive maintenance and repair work carried out at the Scheldepoort shipyard. She is owned by Hapo International Barges BV based in Ridderkerk, The Netherlands which was founded in 1987. Their fleet includes heavy cranes, crane barges, transport barges and a Jack-up barge, they operate worldwide. MMSI - 353602000 IMO - 8521672 Call Sign - 3FAG2 Crane Built - Ravestein, Deest,NL Yard No. 230 L= 60m, W = 23m GT1793 Built 1986 |
SEA CLEANING VESSEL
Sea Cleaning Vessel Photographed in Livorno, 31 May 2012