BARRY - Sat 3rd Sept 2011

The annual Barry Waterfront Festival is taking place this weekend, and a number of ships are visiting as part of the festival - The sail training ship Stavros S Niarchos is here again this year along with 2 other visitors - commercial traffic as well today............

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
STOLT FULMAR                Caymen Is        2000     5498dwt         96          16

Stolt Fulmar

Arrived in ballast today, from Antwerp.  Once she's loaded her cargo of liquid chemicals, she will return to Antwerp.


HMS TYNE                          UK                    2003     1677disp       80          14

HMS Tyne

The River Class Patrol Boat (P281) HMS Tyne berthed in the No 1 dock  and open to the public.


KATHLEEN & MAY           UK                       1900     136gt            30          7

Kathleen & May

The last surviving wooded hulled three masted top sail schooner. She traded for 30 years under sail, before being given an engine, she then traded for a further 30 years.  In the 1970's she was bought by the Maritime Trust who started preservation work.  In 1998 she was sold into private ownership and underwent complete restoration, back to her original 1900 specification.  More details can be found HERE

CARDIFF - Thur 28th Apr 2011

Since the last post the regular arrival, container ship Charlotte Borchard came in on 24th from Dublin and sailed the same day for Leixoes.
After a spell of several weeks with very few ships in port, we have a day when we see three arrive/depart and one I missed (again) - HM Customs and Excise patrol vessel Seeker had arrived from Swansea on 26th and put to sea again today.  3 times she's been in and I've not managed to photograph her, more details of her can be found HERE

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
CITY OF CARDIFF              UK                 1997         2730dwt         72       15

City of Cardiff

Another picture, taken 31st May 2014

Just arrived at her home port, City Of Cardiff  seen discharging her dredged sand at Hansons Wharf in the Roath Dock - she went back out to the Bristol Channel just four hours after arriving.


MERSEY FISHER              Gibraltar            1998         4765dwt        91            16

Mersey Fisher

James Fisher and Sons Mersey Fisher - she had arrived from Belfast in the early hours and is seen here, about to leave the Roath Dock on her way to Plymouth


HMS TYNE                         UK                  2003         1677disp        80         14

HMS Tyne

Arriving for a brief courtesy visit is the River Class Patrol Vessel (P281) HMS Tyne.  She later berthed on the Britannia Quay in the Roath Basin.  She is due to sail on 30th.  More details of the ship HERE