tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20493583139901974292024-03-13T15:56:28.657+00:00I Must Go Down to the Sea Again.......... a blog about everything linked to the coast and the sea around the British IslesDr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-34102521960682028992013-11-10T20:15:00.000+00:002013-11-10T20:15:35.546+00:00Shipping at Sunderland, Sunday 10th. November 2013<br />
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Bulk carrier <i>Ocean Bloom</i> <br />
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<a href="http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/373425000">Details here</a><br />
<br />Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-88405986340182119332013-10-17T20:26:00.000+01:002013-11-10T20:27:28.352+00:00Shipping at Seaham, 17th. October 2013<br />
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<i>Celine</i> arriving<br />
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<a href="http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/306766000">Details here</a><br />
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<i>Fast Jef</i> sailing, dropping the pilot<br />
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<a href="http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/205465000">Details here</a><br />
<br />Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-28933105670734314002013-03-17T11:12:00.004+00:002013-03-17T11:12:44.283+00:00Shipping on the River Tyne, Saturday 16th. March 2013<br />
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The bulk carrier <i>Pedhoulas Leader</i> (on the left)<br />
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<a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=210982000">Details here</a><br />
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The <i>City of St. Petersburgh</i> entering the Tyne, being restrained by the tug Phoenix Cross during the approach to the tricky bend in the river at North Shields.<br />
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Details <a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=353083000">here</a> and <a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=235067452">here</a><br />
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<br />Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-26132036530270994252013-02-28T18:40:00.000+00:002013-02-28T18:40:07.460+00:00Shipping at Sunderland, 26th. February 2013<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Antari.</i> </span></b><br />
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Subsea contruction vessel <i>Skandi Acergy</i>.<br />
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Vehicle carrier <i>Leo Spirit</i></div>
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Trawler <i>Supreme</i><br />
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Bulk carrier <i>Nostos S</i> awaiting a berth<br />
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French research vessel <i>Oceanic Challenger</i><br />
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Croatian bulk carrier <i>Molat</i> which made an unscheduled call after <a href="http://shippingnewsandviews.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/frozen-cargo-causes-ship-to-list-in-north-sea/">her cargo of timber became ice-bound</a> and she developed a 10 degree list, whilst sailing from Sweden to Egypt.<br />
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<i>Peggy</i>, moored in the Tyne off South Shields, shows her steeply raked mast.</div>
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<i>Elizabeth B</i> on the Wear, passing Corporation Quay on her way to sea, 2010.<br />
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The <i>Joan Dixon</i>, looking very neglected, at the mouth of the Ouseburn, 2010.</div>
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<i>Supreme II</i>, drawn up on the beach in Craster Harbour,some time in the 1990s.<br />
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The coble <i>Boy's Own</i> in Seaham North Dock, New Year's Day 2012.</div>
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<i>Lilly of the Valley</i> in Sunderland marina, February 2013</div>
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Bulk carrier <i>Trident Navigator</i> waiting to enter the river.<br />
<a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=538004414">Details here</a>.<br />
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Grab hopper dredger <i>Cherry Sand</i> sailing to the spoil ground to dump her load.<br />
<a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=232003994">Details here</a><br />
<br />Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-30129375058407784822012-12-17T15:35:00.000+00:002012-12-19T18:04:56.495+00:00MPI Discovery Wind Turbine Installation vessel entering Sunderland Docks, Saturday 15th. December 2012<br />
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Approaching the <a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=258361000">anchor handling vessel <i>Sea Pilot</i></a>, off the river Wear<br />
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Oil products tanker <i>Sauria</i>.<br />
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Anchor handling vessel <i>Sea Pilot</i><br />
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Multi-purpose offshore vessel <i>Polar Prince</i><br />
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Multi-purpose offshore vessel <i>Polar Prince </i>waiting to drop the harbour pilot at the entrance to the river Wear<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Northern Echo, 16th. December 2012</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>....the coastguard was called to a report of 15 anglers being knocked over by a freak wave on Roker Pier in Sunderland at 1.30pm that same afternoon.</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>One angler was injured, believed to be suffering from a broken leg, and had to be airlifted to hospital in Newcastle, after a 16ft wave pushed him into railings.</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The other anglers were led to safety through a tunnel beneath the pier.</i></span></b></div>
Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-65510234407382324622012-12-08T21:32:00.000+00:002013-01-01T21:33:02.100+00:00Tug Norne towing a pontoon into the River Tyne, 8th. December 2012<br />
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The tug on the left is the <i>Switzer Redbridge</i><br />
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Tug <i>Norne</i><br />
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Vehicles carrier <i>Nordic Ace</i><br />
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Dutch frigate HNLMS <i>Van Speijk</i> (F828)<br />
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Oil tanker <i>Ellen P</i><br />
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Bulk carrier <i>Myrto</i><br />
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Cargo vessel <i>Ashley</i> (nearest) passing the <i>Arklow Rainbow</i>, to enter Seaham harbour<br />
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Cargo vessel <i>Arklow Rainbow</i> entering the outer harbour at Seaham<br />
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<br />Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-43957246453518611612012-11-10T17:35:00.000+00:002013-01-03T17:36:06.433+00:00Shipping at Sunderland, 10th. November 2012<br />
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Multi-purpose offshore vessel<i> Reef Despina</i> at sea, off Whitburn<br />
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Oil products tanker <i>Thames Fisher</i><br />
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Fishing boat <i>Sincerity</i>Dr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-15647417887902538142012-11-03T17:51:00.000+00:002013-01-04T17:52:43.708+00:00MPI Discovery Wind Turbine Installation vessel, off Tynemouth 3rd. November 2012<br />
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MPI Discovery Wind Turbine Installation Vessel<br />
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Multi-purpose offshore vessel <i>Reef Despina</i><br />
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Utility vessels <i>Mena C of Rhu</i> (left) and <i>Sandy M</i> (right)<br />
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<i>AMT Discoverer 6</i> Deck Cargo Pontoon<br />
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Tug <i>Norne</i><br />
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Wear DockDr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-48453775286669205632012-09-29T18:57:00.000+01:002013-01-04T18:58:24.458+00:00Shipping on the river Tyne, 29th. September 2012<br />
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Towed by tug <i>Svitzer Redbridge</i><br />
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... and shoved by the tug <i>Svitzer Lyndhurst</i><br />
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Tug <i>Svitzer Sun </i>at Union Quay, North Shields<br />
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Pilot cutter <i>Collingwood</i><br />
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North Shields fishing boat <i>Enterprise</i><br />
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Dredger <i>UKD Marlin</i><br />
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Heavy lift ship leaving the R.TyneDr. Tango Flutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855959816554574667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049358313990197429.post-38239206917127843872012-09-16T19:19:00.000+01:002012-09-16T19:19:22.738+01:00Sunderland 25th. August 2012<br />
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Ro-ro passenger ship<i><a href="http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=309474000"> Baltic Ace</a></i><br />
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On 5th. December 2012 <i>Baltic Ace</i> sank after a collision in the North Sea with the container ship <i>Corvus J</i>, with the loss of 11 lives.<br />
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