Ship

Registered Flag  Owners

From

To

Arrive

Depart

Nationality of Crew

Cargo Loaded

Taranto

Built 1995

St Johns

Antigua & Barbuda

German

Cardiff

Castellon

31/6/07

2/7/07

Russian  

2540 tons ball clay

Baltiyskiy 102

Built 1978

St Petersburg

Cork

Naantali

5/7/07

6/7/07

Russian

1950 tons brick clay

Mikhail Dudin  

Built 1996

Valetta

Malta

Russian

La Corrunna

Loviissa

12/7/07

14/7/07

Russian

2920 tons brick clay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bideford Shipping No 37

 

‘Celtic Voyager’ arrived on 15.7.07. Full details next month

‘Arco Dart’ at Appledore 2.7.07. The ship may have made others visits ;  however not seen.

‘Oldenburg’ on the 1.7.07 completed a voyage from Swansea to Ilfracombe via Lundy with 80 cycles and passengers.

                         

Bristol Channel Observations

17.6.07 at 1000 hrs bulk carrier ‘Cedar  Arrow’  47,818 tons d.w. Owners, Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd of Bermuda inward bound for Portbury . She was easily recognizable by the four large deck cranes.

 

20.6.07 at 18.00 hrs chemical tanker ‘Stolt Frigate’ d.w. Owners, Stolt Nielsen outward bound from Barry for Rotterdam

 

21.6.07 at 0815 hrs ‘HMS Albion’ steamed into Bideford Bay presumably for some exercise ; she had sailed by late afternoon.

 

22.6.07 at 19.15 hrs container ship ‘MSC Ermina’ tons d.w. Owners, Mediterranean of Switzerland outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 16.02 hrs

 

22.6.07 at 20.00 hrs vehicle carrier ‘Cassiopeia Leader’ 21,547 tons d.w. Owners, Nippom Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 16.57 hrs

 

23.6.07 at 17.20 hrs vehicle carrier ‘Procyon Leader’ 17361 tons d.w.Owners Nippon Yusen Kaisha inward bound for Portbury. This vessel was seen again on the 24.6.07 at 19.50 hrs outward bound from having sailed at 16.23 hrs; she spent about 15 hours in port

 

24.6.07 at 16.40 hrs ro ‘Grande Spagne’ 12594 tons d.w. Owners, Grimaldi Line of Italy outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 13.19 hrs

 

28.6.07 at 0645 hrs bulk carrier ‘Yeoman Bank’ 38997 tons d.w. Owners V. Ships of Monaco inward bound for Port bury .

3.7.07 at 11.45 hrs Vehicle carrier ‘Don Juan’ 25252 tons d.w. Owners, Wallenius Wilhelmsen A/S of Sweden outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 08.50 hrs

 

The survey vessel ‘Meridan’ was in the bay from Sunday 8th to the 14th

 

14.7.07 at 15.30 hrs ro ro vessel ‘Grand Benelux’ 12594 tons d.w. Owners, Grimaldi Line of Italy outward bound from Portbury .

 

14.7.07 at 22.00 hrs vehicle carrier ‘Morning Sapphire’ d.w. Owners outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 18.32 hrs

 

There have been lots of movements- however space does not permit naming all.

Regards Norman