Casualty – Floating Dock GO 53 sunk during July 2024
One of 3 floating docks operated by the Italian Navy or Marina Militare Italiana (MMI) – GO 53 sank in her place sitting on the seabed without injuries at Arsenale Militare, Augusta, Sicily during July 2024. The Marina Militare Arsenale of Augusta is located in the north-eastern area of the Augusta harbour and is divided […]
Valletta Cruise Port – Busy Thursday with 5 Passenger Ships – 10.10.2024
Like I call it Never Ending Thursday, last Thursday 10th October 5 passenger ships entered Grand Harbour with of them overnight/s scheduled calls on a foggy day with Southwest wind. The first lady to enter which calls weekly was the 2010 built cruise liner 288 metre long AZURA passing breakwaters at 0503 hrs. Berthing at […]
Bollard Pull Call – Anchor Handling Tug CENTAURUS at Valletta – 27-28 th September, 2024.
Another maiden call was done during the month of September 2024 of which the 2009 built Anchor Handling Tug (AHT) CENTAURUS of which she passed breakwaters at 1204 hrs on Friday 27th September. She was built in Germany under the same name by Mutzelfeldtwerft Nord at Cuxhaven with yard number 259 for the German owners […]
Casualties – 2008 built yacht ATINA sank after fire blaze in Italy – 10.08.2024
The 2008 built yacht ATINA sank after a fire broke out aboard in the evening of Saturday 10th August while she was anchored in the Gulf of Olbia in Sardinia, Italy. Dramatic footage released by the Olbia Coast Guard showed the flames spread from the aft portion of the vessel until ATINA was entirely engulfed […]
Breaking Up – Italian Navy Sauro Class Submarines – April 2024
After the loading and discharging of 2 Italian Navy Maestrale Class Frigates, the semi submersible heavy lift vessel (SSHL) SEAWAY ALBATROSS returned to La Spezia, Italy to load more naval units, this time – Sauro Class Diesel Electric Submarines. These were the Batch I ITS CARLO FECCIA DI COSSATO S 519 built at Fincantieri, Monfalcone […]
Breaking Up – Italian Navy Maestrale Class Frigates – March 2024
After the semi submersible heavy lift vessel (sshl) YACHT EXPRESS loaded 4 former Italian Navy units at Augusta, Sicily back to August 2021, it was the turn of the sshl SEAWAY ALBATROSS to load more naval units, this time – Maestrale Class Frigates from La Spezia, Italy. These were the lead ship of her class […]
Naval News – 2021 commissioned ITS VULCANO at Sicily – 31.07.2023
The Italian Navy replacement for the Stromboli Class replenishment oiler (AOR) along with her current being build sistership, the ITS VULCANO A 5335 was spotted anchored at Augusta, Sicily. ITS VULCANO was built by Fincantieri with yard number 6259. The stern section was built at the Riva Trigoso Naval Shipyard while her bow section was […]
Delivery – Qatar Emiri Navy Corvette QENS AL KHOR F 103 – July 2023
The third of the Al Zubarah Class of four vessels ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition program, QENS AL KHOR F 103 was seen going to her country. The Al Zubarah class or Doha class is a class of corvettes built by Fincantieri for the Qatari Emiri Navy. Fincantieri […]
Different Ships Bearing Same Name – Tarros Line VENTO DI GRECALE at Malta
The Italian Shipping Line TARROS , founded in 1828 involved in transportation including logistics, containers and related services in the Mediterranean Sea is one of the shipping companies that when a vessel is chartered she’s given a predecessor name. The first known VENTO DI GRECALE at Malta was the Italian built 119 metres long ro/ro […]
Cruise Liner – CORINTHIAN
One of the famous (Batch 1) Renaissance cruise liners still around the world in the cruise line industry is the 1990 built MLT flag CORINTHIAN. She was launched in 1990, built by Cantiere Navale Ferrari-Signani in La Spezia, Italy and was operated by Renaissance Cruises as the RENAISSANCE IV. Above image is of RENAISSANCE FOUR […]
