Friday, 2 December 2011

CARDIFF - Fri 18th Nov 2011

2 Regular arrivals on 17th: container ship Sara Borchard from Leixoes and tanker Bro Deliverer from Milford Haven.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
HNLMS ZEELEEUW         Netherlands       1987       2350disp       68            8
Zeeleeuw
Zeeleeuw translated to english is Sealion.  This Walrus class submarine (S803) spent a couple of days in the Queen Alexandra  Dock refueling and restoring before returning to sea on 21st Nov under the assistance of tugs HT Cutlass and HT Scimitar.  6 months later, Zeeleeuw was back in Cardiff again - a photo below shows her departing for sea in slightly better conditions, assisted by the tug Nobleman.
HNLMS Zeeleeuw departing Cardiff on May 14th 2012



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