Arco Dart at Appledore 3.9.07

 (Other visits made but not seen)

Bristol Channel Observations

20.8.07 at 15.40 hrs bulk carrier ‘Kiwi Arrow ‘ 38695 tons d.w. Owners, Gearbulk Shipping inward bound from Portbury ;easy to recognise with the large cranes stowed just forward of the accommodation

20.8.07 at 17.00hrs bulk carrier’ Federal Fuji’, 29536 tons d.w. Owners A/S J Ludwig Mowinckel Rederi Norway, outward bound from Newport

20.8.07 at 17.35 hrs orange juice tanker ‘Orange Blossom’ 15108 tons d.w., Owners  Atlanship SA Netherlands outward bound from Avonmouth having sailed at 14.19 hrs

24.8.07 at 09.40 hrs container ship ‘Msc Ermina’ tons d.w. Owners ,Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA of Switzerland outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 06.28 hrs

24.8.07 at 14.45 hrs ro ro vessel ‘Grande Portogallo’ 12594 tons d.w., Owners Grimaldi Line of Italy inward bound for Portbury

24.8.07 at 19.25 hrs vehicle carrier’Equine d.w.’ Owners unknown outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 16.18 hrs.

25.8.07 at 12.15 hrs vehicle carrier ‘Topeka’ approx 20000 tons  d.w Owners Wallenius Wilhelmsen A/S  outward bound from Portbury having sailed at 0926 hrs.

26.8.07 at 09.40 hrs  & again 10.9. At 10.15 container ship’ Endeavour’ tons 9000 tons d.w, inward bound for Avonmouth on her regular run from Spain

28.8.07 at 08.30 hrs vehicle carrier ‘Hoegh Trinity’ 17938 tons d.w ,Owners Lief Hoegh & Co Norway inward bound for Portbury`

28.7.07 at 09.10 hrs coaster’ Monika Mueller’  3750 tons d.w, owners Brink & Wolffel GMBH & Co Germany inward bound for Sharpness

30.8.07 at 11.45 hrs tanker ‘Bro Granite’ tons d.w., Owners Brostrom Tanker SA  of Gothenburg outward bound from Cardiff

It was very nice to see two sailing ships outward bound on two successive days 3.9.07 at 16.00 hrs; the sail training vessel’Tenacious ‘from Barry to Waterford .On  the 4.9.07 at 15.30 hrs the sail training vessel’Prince William’ (Appledore built) ,outward from Barry to St Helier C.I.

11.9.07 at 11.55 hrs ro ro vessel ‘Grande Spagne ‘12594 tons d.w. Grimaldi Line of Italy inward bound for Portbury

There have been lots of vessels inward/outward in the channel however space precludes including all of them

Regards

Norman