Gaza-Israel War – Polish Military Flights – 09.10.2023

On Monday 9th October, 2023 the  first planes evacuating Polish citizens from Israel arrived in Warsaw, Poland early morning at 0515 hrs from a Polish Government Boeing 737  carrying around 130 people, followed by two C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft carrying over 120 people. There are reportedly hundreds more Poles awaiting evacuation. Meanwhile, it has […]

Maltese Islands – Bugibba Perched Beach

The only sandy beach in St. Paul’s Bay Area is the BUGIBBA PERCHED BEACH located on the side of the promenade in Dawret il-Gzejjer, in the main area between Qawra and Bugibba which is a complete touristic area. In June 2006 a project to build a sandy beach at Bugibba started which was planned for completion […]

Ro/Ro Ships at Valletta, Malta – Week 44 of 2018

Monday 29th October, 2018. From 0001 to 0342 hrs the 1995 built ITA flag ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf.      From 0454 to 1756 hrs the 2011 built ITA flag ropax EUROCARGO VENEZIA was at Valletta berthed at Laboratory Wharf.       Both vessels were represented in Malta by Sullivan Maritime Ltd – www.sullivanmaritime.com      At 0707 hrs the 1999 built PRT flag ro/ro PAULINE […]

MDV 1200 Class Fast Ferry at Malta – 27.07.2018

The 1997 Fincantieri built JOR (Jordan) flag MDV 1200 Class Fast Ferry QUEEN NEFERTITI has called at Anchorage Area 3 ,OPL Malta for bunkering operations coming from Alexandria, Egypt dropping her anchor at 1604 hrs local time (1404 UTC). She was built as PEGASUS TWO of which we saw here inside Valletta while on delivery built for […]