Anchor Weekly News – 1st to 9th March 2025.

Stay up to date with the latest maritime shipping news introducing weekly ship movements/maritime projects. Saturday 1st March. First shipping movement at Valletta was the arrival of the 2017 built tug ST ANGELO that passed breakwaters at 0559 hrs wearing fresh MedTug livery from Augusta, Sicily after she was drydocked. More images here – St. […]
Malta Naval Visits – February 2025

Monday 3rd February. The Royal Navy Batch 2 River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMS TRENT P 224 shifted from Hamilton Wharf North to South in front of Dock 3 with pilot onboard at 0830 hrs. More images can be found here – P224 HMS Trent – 12.02.2025 – Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos The […]
Malta Naval Visits – January 2025

Friday 3rd January. The Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) Bergamini Class Anti Submarine Frigate (FREMM) ITS ALPINO F 594 left Valletta passing breakwaters at 1031 hrs bound to the Mediterranean Sea to form part of Mare Sicuro Deployment. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/f-594-its-alpino-03-01-2025/ Monday 6th January. The Royal Navy Batch 2 River Class […]
Malta Naval Visits – December 2024

Tuesday 3rd December . The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Dock Landing Ship RFA MOUNTS BAY L 3008 left Valletta passed breakwaters at 1422 hrs assisted by 2 tugs from her berth at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. (On another note she arrived home on Wednesday 18th December after she stopped at HMNB Gibraltar for few days) […]
Malta Naval Visits – November 2024

Friday 8th November . The Hellenic Navy Elli Class ( Based on Kortenaer Class) Frigate HS LIMNOS F 451 ( Φ/Γ Λήμνος ) entered Valletta during her maiden call passing breakwaters at 1036 hrs. Monday 11th November . The Hellenic Navy Elli Class Frigate HS LIMNOS F 451 ( Φ/Γ Λήμνος ) left Valletta from her […]
Malta Naval Visits – October 2024

Tuesday 1st October. The Hellenic Navy Elli Class ( Kortenaer Class) Frigate HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS F 466 ( Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς ) left Valletta after passing breakwaters at 0906 hrs. She was due to leave before but due to strong wing her diplomatic clearance was extended. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/f-466-hs-nikoforos-fokas-01-10-2024/ Thursday 3rd […]
Yachting – 118years old yacht KALIZMA seen again at Malta – 18.06.2024

A 1906 built classic yacht that once was owned by the Hollywood actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, KALIZMA was seen at Malta passing the breakwaters at Valletta at 1529 hrs on Tuesday 18th June, 2024 with her last port of call was Bijela, Montenegro. She was built by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland as a […]
Aerial Photography – HMS ARK ROYAL R 07 last voyage towed by CHRISTOS XXIII – 05.06.2013

11 years ago also on a Wednesday the last voyage of the light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy HMS ARK ROYAL R 07 was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) while being towed by the Greek anchor handing tug/supply vessel CHRISTOS XXIII while underway to Leyal Ship Recycling […]
Malta Naval Visits – March 2024

Saturday 2nd March. The Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) Cassiopeia Class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) – ITS CASSIOPEIA P401 left Malta passing breakwaters at 1927 hrs from DWQ 2 Wharf though her diplomatic clearance was extended for another 24 hors. She was also due to shifting few bollards astern to DWQ 1 from Bollards 3 to 9 […]
Casualties – 2 Royal Navy Ships Collide at Bahrain – 19.01.2024

On Friday 19th January, 2024 two Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) were involved in a collision in Bahrain Harbour, the Royal Navy said. No one was injured in the accident and an investigation into the incident has been opened. The Royal Navy is liasing with the U.S. Navy in the Gulf region in an […]