Maritime Accident – Aid Ship CONSCIENCE – Part 2 – THE END – 18.05.2025

On Friday 2nd May 2024 around 0025 hrs the 1972 German built aid ship a former passenger ship CONSCIENCE issued a Mayday call and reported that they have been attacked by 2 drone explosions while at anchor at Outside Territorial Waters (OTW). Read More here with our article – https://maltashipphotos.com/maritime-accident-aid-ship-conscience-claims-to-be-hit-by-drones-02-05-2025/ With AFM Patrol Vessels P51, P61 and […]
Maritime Accident – Aid Ship CONSCIENCE Claims to be hit by drones – 02.05.2025

On Friday 2nd May 2024 around 0025 hrs the 1972 German built aid ship a former passenger ship CONSCIENCE issued a Mayday call and reported that they have been attacked by 2 drone explosions while at anchor at Outside Territorial Waters (OTW). The nearby anchor handling tug (AHT) EDT AEOLUS asked permission to Armed Forces […]
Delivery – Landing Craft Ferry IB ATLANTIC III at Malta – February 2025

Last Friday 14th February, the 2018 built 36.13m landing craft type ferry IB ATLANTIC III arrived at Malta, passing breakwaters at 1931 hrs coming from Piraeus, Greece. She was due to berth at Laboratory Wharf South 1 but berthed at Pinto 3 wharf , Valletta Cruise Port. On Saturday 15th February, uplifting bunkers was done […]
Delivery – 2024 newbuilt Hybrid Double Ended Ferry PIETRO MONDELLO at Malta – 14.12.2024

The 2024 newbuilt Hybrid double ended ferry PIETRO MONDELLO entered Valletta, Malta on Sunday 14th December at 1638 hrs from her builders – Sefine Shipyard in Turkey (Left Turkey on Wednesday 11th December) bound to Palumbo Malta Shipyard Ltd, berthing at Factory Wharf. Designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm LMG Marin, the vessel was named […]
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 […]
Cruise Liner – SEABOURN PURSUIT

At the end of July 2023 ,Seabourn took delivery of their second expedition ship – SEABOURN PURSUIT during an official handover maritime ceremony at the T. Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy. She is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and the newest expedition ship in the industry. The liner SEABOURN PURSUIT offers the best […]
Casualties – Cruise Liner MSC ARMONIA fire aboard – 10.06.2024

On Monday 10th June, 2024, a fire broke out aboard the cruise liner MSC ARMONIA while she was manoeuvring to berth at the Venice Intermodal Terminal for a scheduled port of call visit. Around 0630 hrs flames and smoke were coming out from the laundry room of which at no time guests were in danger, […]
High Speed Craft – HSC PONIENTE JET entering Gibdock Ltd for repairs – 11.06.2024

Early Afternoon of Tuesday 11th June, 2024 the 1999 Incat Built High Speed Craft PONIENTE JET was spotted entering Gibdock Ltd, at Gibraltar for repairs especially her port bow fin. The 640 Passenger with 180 vehicle capacity HSC collided with the wharf last May while she was manoeuvring in the port of Ceuta. She was […]
Maiden Call – Cruise Liner CARNIVAL LEGEND at Malta – 01.06.2024

The month of June started with another Cruise Liner Maiden Call – CARNIVAL LEGEND, one of 6 Spirit Class that were built in Finland by Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Helsinki. With yard number 501 she was launched on Monday 17th December, 2001, and christened by English actress and author Dame Judi Dench in Harwich, Essex, UK, on Wednesday 21st August, […]
Ferry – 2009 built ropax GNV SEALAND seen again at Malta – May 2024

The Bari homeported ropax GNV SEALAND was seen again in 2024 for few calls replacing a chartered roro while she was drydocked on the route Palermo-Malta-Palermo. She was last here last year (2023) at Palumbo Malta Shipyard to install the scrubber system and drydocking. Below are images while she was berthed at Parlatorio Wharf. More […]