- Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

Publish

8 February 2018

Category

Read

1 min

AERIAL – FAIRMOUNT SHERPA towing GSF JACK RYAN – 02.02.2018

On Friday 2nd February, 2018 the 2005 built NLD flag tug FAIRMOUNT SHERPA owned by FAIRMOUNT MARINE, part of KONINKLIJKE BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER BV GROUP, Netherlands was spotted towing the 2000 UK built VUT flag 239m long drillship GSF JACK RYAN owned by TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC, USA formerly GLOMAR JACK RYAN until 20th May 2004 from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago to Piraeus, Greece.

Below are some images from the voyage –

Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos – www.maltashipphotos.com

Aerial Drillship Fairmount GSF towage Transocean Tug

Back to Articles

All Photographs with others in archives are AGAINST PAYMENT so feel free to email us with your requirements.

Watermarked Photos are by Capt. Lawrence Dalli otherwise stated. NO PHOTOS can be used or manipulated without our permission.
© All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos – www.maltashipphotos.com

8 October 2024

Harbour Facilities – Dismantling Gantry Crane at Laboratory Wharf – 2023

A GANTRY CRANE is a crane built atop a gantry, which is a structure used to straddle an object or workspace. Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are imposing, multi-story structures prominent at most container terminals, used to load intermodal containers on and off container ships. They operate along two rails (waterside and landside designations) spaced based on the size of crane […]

READ MORE

7 October 2024

Banned – Chinese Built Ship KATHRIN banned from Within Territorial Waters – 07.10.2024

On Monday 7th October, 2024 the Maltese Government banned the Chinese 2010 built general cargo ship KATHRIN from entering within territorial waters (wtw) believed to be carrying explosives and bound for Israel. A government spokesman confirmed the ban after Moviment Graffitti said that allowing the general cargo ship wtw into Malta would make the government […]

READ MORE

Blog

7 October 2024

Towage – MSC DRAGON towed container ship MSC LENA F to Malta – 01.10.2024

October 2024 started with various maiden and interesting port calls with an interesting towage too. The Polish built offshore tug/supply ship MSC DRAGON towed the Chinese built container ship MSC LENA F towards Valletta, Malta on Tuesday 1st October, 2024. While towage was approaching Valletta, the tugboat ST.ELMO left Valletta proceeding to the container ship […]

READ MORE

6 October 2024

Malta Naval Visits – September 2024

And once again one of the poorest months with lots of issues going around the world. Saturday 7th September. The Marine Nationale (French Navy) Loire Class Offshore Support, leading ship of her class FS LOIRE A 602 passed breakwaters at 0912 hrs berthing Deep Water Quay (DWQ) 2. This is the second French Naval ship […]

READ MORE

6 October 2024

Casualties – New Zealand Navy Ship ran aground, catches fire and sink – 05.10.2024

On Saturday 5th October, 2024 the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Hydrographic Survey & Diving Support Vessel HMNZS MANAWANUI A 09 sank after she grounded on a reef, caught fire and sank with all compliment as 75 souls including crew and scientists were rescued safely in lifeboats off Samoa. Samoa fire commissioner Tanuvasa Petone said […]

READ MORE

5 October 2024

Yacht Transport – Maiden Call for TRENT NAVIGATOR at Malta – 03.10.2024

Last Thursday 3rd October 2024, the 2013 built Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPP) TRENT NAVIGATOR called to Valletta, Malta passing breakwaters in the dark morning at 0609 hrs. She was assisted by tug ST.ELMO that was ordered on Wednesday evening and was secured at DWQ 2 Wharf. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/trent-navigator-no-1-03-10-2024/ She was […]

READ MORE