ACL Atlantic Star 3rd Liverpool visit 14th Feb 2016

ACL`s new G5 class ship Atlantic Star arrived on the Mersey today for the 3rd time. Here also is bulker Ultra Tolhuaca. Cutter Dredger Artemis is seen here working at the new Liverpool2 river berth

Ultra Tolhuaca

Artemis

Ultra Tolhuaca

Ultra Tolhuaca

Atlantic Star passing New Brighton

Ultra Tolhuaca

Atlantic Star swinging for docking

ACL Atlantic Star

Ultra Tolhuaca

Atlantic Star

River Mersey shipping February 11th 2016, A tanker day!

Weather not as good but still cold on the river. A rare sight of 2 BP tankers on the Mersey today, British Eagle (BP Bird class) was outbound from Tranmere and passed a sister vessel British Serenity (BP Virtue class) inbound for Tranmere, they greeted each other with horn/whistle blasts

Also here is the tall ship Stavros Niarchos having left Canning dock and on her way to Langton lock before going into Liverpool docks proper. Dredger Arco Beck is here on her way to Garston docks

Dredger Arco Beck

British Eagle dwarfing the Dazzle Ferry Snowdrop at Seacombe

British Eagle

BP Tankers British Eagle and British Serenity

British Eagle

British Serenity

Mersey regular Stolt Kestrel

Stavros Niarchos

Wilson Mersin out of Alfred lock

Stavros Niarchos

Shoalway a new dredger for the River Mersey

The suction dredger Shoalway arrived on the River Mersey yesterday, she will be a regular sight on the Mersey now as she takes up residence for dredging work in the River and docks

An official ceremony has taken place today at the pierhead, Liverpool before she commences work

She was built this year for Westminster Dredging

Name:	Shoalway
MMSI:	212115000 [CY]
IMO:	9556337
Callsign:	5BYP2
Speed/Dir:	0 kts / 132° SE
Status:	Moored
Dest:	Liverpool
ETA:	Apr29 12:00
Type:	Dredger/Underwater Ops. (33)
Size:	105m x 24m x 3.6m

dredger Mersey mariner emergency prop repair

The dredger Mersey mariner underwent some emergency repairs late today. Some old cable has become wrapped round one of her prop shafts damaging a seal. To save docking the vessel she was tied up in the river near the Liverpool Arena at the Albert dock and beached when the tide went out! they were hoping to get the repair finished before the tide came in.