Pictures and updates made in 2011....
On 1 December 2011, 2 tugs arrived in Teesport, the "Zeus" ahead of the European Trader, and the Dutch tug "Typhoon" astern of the European Trader. Here are some pictures:
On 25 November 2011 the Wagenborg tug "Waterstroom" arrived in Vlissingen. By invitation of the captain, I was later able to visit the "Waterstroom", interior pictures can be found here!
On 17 November 2011 the "Maersk Tender" and "Centaurus" were in Vlissingen, to pick up the "Atlantic Labrador", a drilling platform with destination Denmark. Here are some pictures of their departure:
On 12 November 2011, the tug "Red Panter" departed Vlissingen for Mauretania, with the floating sheerlegs "Cormorant" in tow.
The "MSC Patricia" is a regular visitor to Teesport. As can be seen in the third picture, the containership was formerly called "Vardar".
Another CMA CGM containerships arriving in Zeebrugge, bound for the PSA containerterminal there. Here are some pictures of her swinging around with assistance of "Union Onyx" and "Union Topaz".
Just moments later, the "Smit Tiger" assisted the small tanker "Mistral" with docking just in front of the European Trader. Good pictures, too bad about the grey weather!
Here some pictures of the containership "CMA CGM Alaska" arriving in Zeebrugge, assisted by "Union Emerald", "Union Ruby" and "Union Topaz".
A visit late in the season by cruiseship "Oceana" to Zeebrugge. Here she is backing out of the Swedish Quay, swinging around and departing, bound for Southampton.
P&O has now chartered the brand-new "Bore Song", owned by Finnish company Bore, to sail opposite the "European Trader" on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. Here are some pictures of her arrival 15 October 2011.
On 14 October 2011, as we entered Zeebrugge, the "Maersk Sentosa" was just arriving in Zeebrugge. The ship was already swung around, and now approaching the berth, assisted by 2 URS tugs.
During the yearly "Lekko" day in Terneuzen, some Multraship and URS tugs took part in a show display, showing off the capabilities of these tugs. Here are some pictures:
On 24 September 2011 the weather was great, so we went for a cycling trip in the direction of the Sloehaven, Vlissingen, where the tanker "BW Boss" was just arriving, assisted by "Multratug 9" and "Multratug 11". Here are some pictures:
On 21 September 2011, we had to make a slow approach to Zeebrugge and wait for the containership "CMA CGM Columba" to leave the harbour first. Here are some pictures of her, and the tugs that assisted her.
"Northern Canyon" is a Subsea IMR, Survey, ROV Support and Supply Vessel (what a mouthful). On 13 September she was docked in Teesport, and we naturally took some pictures:
Here some pictures of the barge "Osprey Carrier", loaded with a jacket for a windfarm, towed by tug "Karin", with "Annie IV" acting as steering tug.
Here some pictures of the "Fairplay 28" arriving in the Sloehaven in Vlissingen. She has since been renamed "Multratug 4".
On 19 August 2011 we managed to take some great pictures of the tug "Fairmount Expedition" entering the Sloehaven in Vlissingen. Here they are:
On 3 July 2011 we took some pictures of the Danish tug "Westsund", departing from the Buitenhaven Vlissingen, after picking up a jacket for an offshore windfarm. Steering tug was the "Multratug 9".
On 13 June the "Queen Elizabeth" was in port. She was docked at the so-called "Swedish Quay", the cruiseterminal used for the bigger cruiseships. Here are some pictures of her departure.
A few days later, another Holland America Line ship in Zeebrugge, the "Prinsendam". She was docked on the "old" cruiseshipdock, in front of the P&O berths. Here are some pictures from her departure.
On June 1 2011 I joined the "European Trader" again in Zeebrugge, and I noticed the "Rotterdam", flagship of my former employer (HAL) was also in port. These are some pictures taken when she departed.
On 21 May 2011 we had beautiful weather in Vlissingen, so a nice opportunity to take some pictures of ships passing at "De Schoone Waardin", near Vlissingen:
On 12 May 2011 the brand-new crane ship "Oleg Strashnov" entered the Sloehaven in Vlissingen, to pick up some new foundations for windmills to be built in the North Sea. Here are some pictures:
On the afternoon of 26 April 2011 I noticed the "Volantis" (according to Google: a multi-role subsea construction vessel) entering Teesport, and tying up there. Here are some pictures:
Here are some pictures of the "MTS Valiant" arriving with a crane barge in the Buitenhaven in Vlissingen. Acting as steering tug was the "Hendrik 3".
The "Skandi Acergy" is a subsea construction vessel used in the construction of drilling- and production platforms etc. Here are some pictures I took while the ship was docked in Teesport:
31 March 2011 was a windy day in Teesport, with winds gusting to 50 knots. The "European Trader" arrived with 2 tugboats, and so did the "Norsky", here are some pictures:
On 5 March 2011, I just happened to notice the "Maersk Recorder" arriving in Teesdock, Teesport. Time to take some pictures, of course:
On 8 February 2011, due to repairs to the outside gates at King George Dock in Hull, the European Trader could only pass through at HW. We were followed by some tugs who had also been waiting to go through:
4 February 2011 I went ashore in Hull, to take some pictures of the "Red Dolphin". The "Red Dolphin", although registered in Madeira, also works around Hull and Immingham. Here are some pictures of her:
