Scrap Iron – Vessel HABIBE ANA loading at Malta – October 2024
Metal waste is exported in Malta and from time to time, ships call at Grand Harbour, Malta berthing at Laboratory Wharf South 2 for loading scrap iron bound to Turkey. Today, Monday 21st October the 96 metre long (loa) general cargo ship HABIBE ANA left Valletta after loaded scrap iron. She entered Grand Harbour last […]
Aerial Photography – Heavy Load Carrier TERN loaded with 2 dredgers – 29.06.2015
On Monday 29th June 2015, the 1982 built NLD flag semi-submersible heavy load carrier TERN was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS offshore Malta. TERN was loaded with 2 dredgers – STEPAN DEMESHEV a 1988 built Russian Bucket Ladder Dredger and the Belgian 1970 built Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (THSD) VLAANDEREN XVIII being shipped to their new owner Mercator Lines, […]
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 […]
High Speed Craft News – Catamaran SAN GIORGIO trials at Marina Di Ragusa – 08.10.2024
Last Tuesday 8th October, 2024 the 2001 Norwegian built High Speed Craft (HSC) SAN GIORGIO ordered Harbour Pilot and Mooring Services for 0745 hrs to leave her berth at Gun Wharf, part of Valletta Cruise Port (VCP) bound to Marina Di Ragusa. Built by Kvaerner Fjellstrand AS at Omastrand, Norway in 2001, a Flying Cat […]
Aerial Photography – IONION PELAGOS towing bulker ADAMASTOS – 24.07.2015
On Friday 24th July, 2015 the Norwegian built tug IONION PELAGOS towing the 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to Aliaga, Turkey from Cadiz, Spain to be broken up. More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ionion-pelagos-24-07-2015/ The 224.07 metre bulker ADAMASTOS was built by Hyundai Heavy […]
Gaza-Israel War – Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship NAVAREN at Malta – August 2024
One of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Vessel – HANDALA calling all VTS worldwide as NAVAREN including on her AIS System called at Malta on Tuesday 13th August passing breakwaters at 1104 hrs. Built in 1968 at Hemnesberget, Norway as the 18 metre Norwegian fishing vessel NAVARN with radio call sign as LATQ she was […]
Casualty – USNS BIG HORN T-AO 198 towed to Oman , disable after running aground – 25.09.2024
The only US Navy replenishment ship serving the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Carrier Strike Group (CSG) , deployed in the Middle East in support of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas and soaring tension between other Iran-backed groups, USNS BIG HORN T-AO 198 ran aground last Monday 23 rd September, 2024 off the coast of Oman damaging […]
Wrecks – 1958 built ship still idling at Augusta, Sicily – September 2024
Scrapping of ships is not too common in Italy, and secondly ships idling especially here at Porto Di Augusta like this one were involved in some irregularities and subsequently detained, due to unpaid port dues or involvement in an illegal act (e.g. smuggling). Various ships are idling at the inner part of the harbour further […]
Malta Naval Visits – August 2024
Contrary to the month of July, August was an interesting month indeed, starting with an interesting Russian Navy Replenishment tanker RFS AKADEMIK PASHIN that passed in the Malta/Sicily Channel on Friday 2nd August. Tuesday 6th August. The Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana) ocean ketch , a sail training yacht ITS ORSA MAGGIORE A 5323 anchored […]
Casualties – Update 3 of Super Sailing Yacht BAYESIAN sinking – 23.08.2024
Articles regarding the super sailing yacht BAYESIAN sinking awful accident published on Tuesday 20th August after our Italian Team Members arrived on site – https://maltashipphotos.com/casualties-super-sailing-yacht-bayesian-sinks-after-storm-with-fatalities-19-08-2024/ Update 1 published on Wednesday 21st August with 5 Bodies found – https://maltashipphotos.com/casualties-update-1-of-super-sailing-yacht-bayesian-sinking-21-08-2024/ Update 2 published on Thursday 22nd August with 1 unaccounted soul – Casualties – Update 2 of Super Sailing […]