CARDIFF - Fri June 22nd 2012

On 21st the regular visitor - container ship Judith Borchard arrived from Leixoes, she sailed for Liverpool on 22nd - a day when there were 5 ships arriving....................


Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam

FEHN CALAIS                Antigua             1997            2270dwt      83            11

Arrived loaded from Ceuta and discharged at No 1 Berth in the Queen Alexandra Dock.  She is seen sailing for Aviles on 24th.

IDEAAL                         Netherlands        2010          3500dwt          90            14

Ideaal assisted by tug Roman

Ideaal departing on 24th June

Also arrived from Ceuta.  Approaching the dock (off Penarth) at 18:30 she appeared to have some sort of mechanical failure (a lot of smoke from the funnel)  She drifted off Penarth for about 2 hours  awaiting the arrival of tug Roman from Newport, to assist with docking.  She berthed at the Seawood Shed and is due to sail for La Corunna on 24th.




FNS CHACAL              France                    ?                 350disp        43              8

FNS Chacal  A753

FNS JAGUAR               France                    ?                 350disp        43              8

FNS Jaguar  A750

FNS TIGRE                   France                    ?                 350disp        43              8

FNS Tigre   A754

FNS Chacal, FNS Jaguar and FNS Tigre

FNS Chacal (A753)  FNS Jaguar (A750)  and  FNS Tigre (A754)  3 Leopard Class training ships of the French Navy on a visit to Cardiff.  Berthed on Britannia Quay in the Roath Basin.  Each ship has a crew of 15 plus 4 instructors plus 18 students.  They sailed to sea on 24th June.