Royal Navy QE class carrier flight deck sections on move

The 1st 5 sections of the flight deck for the new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers were sailed out of the Cammel Lairds yard on the 28th May. They were loaded onto a large barge (AMT Challenger)  and towed by Mersey based tugs out into Liverpool bay were the "tow" was handed over to a large tug for the transit to Scotland were the carriers are bieng assembled.

Smit Sandon towing the AMT Challenger

New carrier deck sections pass the Pierhead, Liverpool

Normand Mermaid in Birkenhead docks

Large offshore supply vessel Normand Mermaid arrived in Birkenhead docks this week, looks like she here for a resupply

current position

River Mersey shipping June 2011

A little catch up from the past week or so, not been out much ;-(

The Stena ferry Stena Adventurer left Cammel Lairds after her service and the Caladonian Macbrayne ferry Finlaggan arrived for her service on the same day.

Nancy Knutsen

 

Stena Adventurer

 

Finlaggan

 

Irish Ferries "Oscar Wilde" on the River Mersey 28th Jan 2011

The Irish Sea Ferries vessel Oscar Wilde arrived on the River Mersey late today, she went into Cammel Lairds for her annual service/inspection.

Name: Oscar Wilde
MMSI: 308847000 [BS]
IMO: 8506311
Callsign: C6WL9
Speed/Dir: 0.1 kts / 311° NW
Status: Underway
Dest: Liverpool
ETA: Jan28 16:00
Type: Passenger (60)
Details: Passenger / Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Size: 166m x 28m x 6.4m
Built: Mar 1987
Received: 18:01:54 28 Jan 11 GMT

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

 

River Mersey shipping, 8th Jan 2011

Very cold today and not a lot of shipping. The tanker that arrived yesterday at Tranmere sailed out today. A sail training vessel went into Cammel Lairds. A bulker, the KHOLMSK arrived last night and is in West Float, Birkenhead. The tugs that brought her in were on their way out of Alfred when i arrived.

The detained vessel "Most Sky" is still in the West float, her cargo has now been removed and the crew have been flown home

Name: KHOLMSK
MMSI: 325437000 [DM]
Callsign: J7BO4
Speed/Dir: 0 kts / 31° NNE
Status: Moored
Dest: Birkenhead
ETA: Jan07 20:00
Type: Cargo (70)
Size: 162m x 22m x 8.3m

Irish Ferries Ulysses arrives on the River Mersey

One of the worlds largest car ferries, the Ulysses arrived on the Mersey today, going into Cammel Lairds yard for servicing. She usually operates the Holyhead to Dublin route. Not sure how long she will be in for.

Name:	Ulysses
MMSI:	209952000 [CY]
IMO:	9214991
Callsign:	C4HP2
Speed/Dir:	0 kts / 0° N
Status:	Underway
Dest:	Dublin< >Holyhead
ETA:	Jan04 13:00
Type:	Passenger (60)
Details:	Passenger / Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Size:	204m x 34m x 5.7m
Tonnage:	50938gt, 9665dwt
Built:	Feb 2001