A very busy Sunday on the River Mersey

After a few days of very heavy fog on the river and liverpool bay there was a backlog of over 20 vessels awaiting entry to the Mersey over the weekend, they were all anchored off the Bar in Liverpool bay. Today, sunday 30th, the fog had cleared and most started there entry into the River. 2 large tankers "Tove Knutsen" and the "Overseas Sophie" (both over 100.000GT) came in and onto the Tranmere terminal, large cargo carrier "Ever Mighty" went into Liverpool docks. The ACL "Atlantic Compass" was on her way out bound for Canada.

RFA Fort George leaves Cammel Lairds

The RFA ship Fort George left the Cammel Lairds yard this morning bound for Liverpool docks prior to return to service, she has been in dock at Lairds for sometime undergoing work as part of the contract for service/refit of the RFA fleet. 4 smit tugs were in attandance as she was a "dead tow" meaning she was not under her own power.

Some small coasters in Birkenhead docks

A few small carriers are in Birkenhead docks at the moment, nice weather this morning for a few pics. Atiu and Arklow Rose are in East float and Luhnau is currently on the old Clan line berth in the West float. Atiu was due in a few days back but had engine problems, not sure if things are sorted?

Bitlis leaving Birkenhead

The bulk carrier Bitlis left Birkenhead docks on the 18th Nov, she was helped out by the tugs Donau and Waterloo.

Tugs in Birkenhead docks 13th Nov

3 tugs in the docks today, they there to take out one of the large bulkers currently moored up in the East float, here we have.... Smit waterloo, Thorngarth, Oakgarth. The bulk carriers are Tuloma and Bitlis. Weather was bloody crap with heavy rain ;-(

Rememberance day parade, Wallasey cenotaph

Covered the wallasey parade this year, done this parade personally for many years in my youth as an Army cadet. Very good turnout despite the horrible weather, heres a few candids from the day.

Another RFA into Birkenhead

Today it was Gold Rovers turn to go into the docks, 3 tugs brought here out of the NSL yard and took her into Birkenhead docks. She has been in the NSL yard for a few months now for servicing/refit.

RFA Bayleaf, Fleet support tanker arrives Birkenhead

The fleet support tanker RFA Bayleaf arrived in Birkenhead docks today, 4th nov, she destined for work in the NSL yard as they have a contract for the servicing of over 80% of the current UK RFA fleet. 2 tugs in attendance...Smit Barbados and Smit Trafalgar, weather "rubbish", very overcast.

River mersey 3rd Nov.....ACL Atlantic Companion

Caught the ACL container ship Atlantic Companion this morning, going into Langton lock at Liver pool docks, she had to wait till the bulker Alia R had left, she seen here passing the dredger Sand Swan at work in the river. Got a flypast from a Douglas DC-6B , Redbull markings?? it went onto land at liverpool, no idea were it came from but unusual flight path down the river from New Brighton, impressive looking aircraft.