Local Shipping – Converted RAF Rescue Launch into Motor Yacht BARRACUDA at Malta
One of the former British Admiralty Boat still trading around is the 21 metre motor yacht BARRACUDA. Built by Vosper Ltd at Portsmouth, UK in 1957 with yard no 2512 for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a Rescue Target Towing Launch (RTTL) Mk II 2758 Above image is of RTTL C 71 (Ex 2771) […]
Sailing – Carrack replica NAO VICTORIA at Malta once again – September 2023
After an absence of 3 years, the 1992 built carrack replica NAO VICTORIA was seen again in the Maltese Islands, this time berthed at Mgarr Marina, Gozo since filming is taking place in the north of Malta. She was last here back to August 2020, moored at Kalkara Marina and she was used at Cirkewwa […]
Dredging – Mgarr Harbour, Gozo completed – June 2021
The dredging works part of Euro 6 Million Project to improve facilities, particularly for fishermen which was started back in 2019 was finished in June 2021. Images taken last May, 2021. An article about this project was published last Wednesday 18th March 2020 – https://maltashipnews.com/2020/03/18/maritime-projects-mgarr-harbour-gozo-part-1-18-03-2020/ On Monday 14th June, 2021 the crane barge BEZZ III […]
Mgarr Harbour – DIAMANT – 08.07.2014
One of the ships that used to call at Mgarr Harbour, Gozo was the 79 metre long coaster DIAMANT. She was seen several times in our territorial waters calling for uplifting bunkers and Valletta (Grand Harbour). She was built in The Netherlands in 1985 by Ferus Smit Scheepswerf at Hoogezand with grey hull as WATUM trading […]
Local Shipping – Gozo Channel catamaran VICTORIA EXPRESS
The Gozo Channel Company Limited, commonly known as Gozo Channel Line or the Gozo ferry is a Maltese company founded in 1979 that operates ferry services between the islands of Malta and Gozo using ropax ships with crossings happening throughout the day all year round including weekends, public holidays, and night services. In 1988 Gozo Channel started operating a new faster service by means of a hovermarine […]
Accident – 4 Boats on Fire at Mgarr Marina, Gozo – 26.06.2020
4 yachts – 3 sailing and a pleasure yacht possibly a powerboat were damaged during a fire while moored at Pontoon B, Mgarr Marina, Gozo. The fire is believed to have started from the pleasure yacht (possibly a powerboat) and flames quickly spread to the mainsail of a sailing yacht with the consequences that other […]
