The trick with that boat is that it's so ugly you'd almost prefer to be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in. It's a cunning marketing ploy.
Today’s offering from the Mersey is the MS Fridtjof Nansen, the latest expedition cruise ship from Hurtigruten. It’s a more pleasing size than the Virgin monstrosity from the other week, and the back end is especially sleek - although the front still looks like it’s sailed into a dock wall at pace. It was only launched this year and is hybrid powered.
Looks to be used primarily for fjord excursions. Just a bit more luxe than than the mail trawler I was on in the 80s
The Coast Guard's Katherine Walker is coming down river this morning, having completed whatever channel maintenance work in was doing earlier in the week
The Scillolian, built in Appledore shipyard in 1977 for the run to the Isles of Scilly. It is one of the last Royal Mail vessels and came out of dry dock at the weekend ready for sea trials. She is seen here entering Penzance Harbour.
Early 80s in Falmouth Harbour. Methane Princess, surely a name to stir romance in the coldest of hearts. Two Falmouth posts in a row, what are the odds?
I’ve looked up the ship now. Built in Barrow-in-Furness in 1964, the first LNG tanker into service. Methane Progress the sole sister ship. Scrapped in 1998.
A bit of news from the shipping World, but it would appear there is a bit of a row going on between Peel Ports and P&O. Now Peels Ports - in fact Peel Holdings overall - are not a nice company. They own parts of Liverpool docks, the airport and also Birkenhead docks and they've just seized a P&O ship in the docks in a row over unpaid bills. Whether P&O can pay or won't pay is immaterial, the route has been suspended and a P&O ship was spotted doing berthing trials at Mostyn Docks over the weekend as they try to keep the service going.
First up is the USNS Mercy which is back safely at North Island Station Coronado after her rescue mission in LA where she was berthed, not treating Covid-19 patients.
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