River Mersey shipping 27th January 2016 RFA Wave Ruler and Calmac`s Clansman

A few from todays traffic from a "blustery" Eggy.

RFA Wave Ruler and Calmac`s Clansman are both inbound for Cammel Lairds, also here is Smit Waterloo (waiting for the RFA) and MSC Alexa on her way for Seaforth

River Mersey movements this week

A few images from the river this week. Calmacs Isle of Lewis is seen here departing Cammel Lairds having undergone emergency repairwork on a defective rudder.

Mersey Ferries vessel Snowdrop seen here taking part in a large scale Fire and Rescue Excercise on the Mersey on the 6th March

Also this week, HMS Dragon will be arriving at Liverpool this Friday 7TH March for a 4 day visit (she will not be open to the public)

Calmac ferries "Clansman" in Birkenhead 11th Feb

The Caledonion Macbrayne ferries vessel "Clansman" is now in the West float dock, Birkenhead. She is to go into Cammel Lairds for an annual service. One of Calmacs other vessels, the Isle of Arran was in Lairds last year for an inspection/repair after a grounding incident in Scotland.

She will be here for around 2 weeks.