Yacht Transport – FWN Sun discharging Bali sailing catamaran at Malta – 07.05.2024
The 2016 German built Ecobox Multi-Purpose Vessel FWN SUN called to Valletta, Malta in the morning of Monday 7th May, 2024. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/fwn-sun-07-05-2024/ On Completion of berthing ,preparations started to discharge the 13.50 m Bali 4.4 Sailing Catamaran VERANO AZUL II homeported at Cowes, Isle of Wight (GBR Flag). […]
Aerial Photography – MPP ship MARTINA loaded – 03.08.2023
One of the Multi Purpose (MPP) Ships trading worldwide, the 109 metres vessel MARTINA, was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) last Thursday 3rd August, 2023 She was leaving within territorial waters (wtw) after she uplifted bunkers at OPL Malta of which she was photographed offshore Gozo on a beautiful hot sunny […]
Hijacking – Special Forces detain 7 stowaways with 22 crew safe after 10 hour ordeal at sea – 25.10.2020
7 stowaways believed to be Nigerian, who threatened the lives of 22 crew members on board the tanker NAVE ANDROMEDA are being questioned by authorities following last Sunday 25th October rescue mission off the coast of the Isle of Wight. The UK’s elite Special Boat Service was drafted in after the Home Secretary Pritti Patel […]
Ferry News – Wightlink resuming ferry service – 03.07.2020
Wightlink will resume services on her Lymington-Yarmouth route on Friday 17 July 2020. This decision reflects increasing demand for Wightlink’s services as Government lockdown restrictions are relaxed and has been taken in consultation with the Isle of Wight Council’s Transport Infrastructure Board. There will be eight round-trip sailings each day, operating roughly every two hours, using […]
Casualties – Tankbarge PML 2501 aground – 10.06.2020
On Wednesday 10th June, 2020 around 1230 hrs the US Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie Command Center received notification that the 302 feet long tanker barge PML 2501 towed by ANGLIAN LADY went aground in the lower St. Marys River, near Sweets Point. PML 2501 is carrying 3,622 metric tons of coal tar and […]
Yacht Transportation – YACHT EXPRESS back in Malta with interesting cargo – 23.05.2020
Last Saturday 23rd May, 2020 the 2007 built semi submersible yacht carrier YACHT EXPRESS entered Grand Harbour once again with 3 units bound for Malta during a Sevenstar Yacht Transport Operation. She passed breakwaters at 1445 hrs and was secured at Magazine Wharf at 1530 hrs. At 1610 she was cleared by Port Health Authorities and vessel started […]
