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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: Robert J Smith on June 10, 2018, 03:40:48 PM
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Are there any photos yet of the two new ferries being built by Remontowa in Gdansk? apart from on the attached site.
https://853london.com/2018/05/17/new-woolwich-ferry-vessels-take-to-the-water-for-the-first-time/
They are replacing the trio of old ferries at Woolwich, London and are due before the end of the year.
Regards
Bob
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https://www.passengership.info/news/view,london-battery-ferries-on-target-for-2018-delivery-date_51700.htm
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Photo here just after launch on 17 May. Both BEN WOOLLACOTT (IMO 9822011) and DAME VERA LYNN (IMO 9822023) launched same day.
https://853london.com/2018/05/17/new-woolwich-ferry-vessels-take-to-the-water-for-the-first-time/ (https://853london.com/2018/05/17/new-woolwich-ferry-vessels-take-to-the-water-for-the-first-time/)
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I've heard that the first of the old ferries is to be towed away for scrap during the next couple of weeks, destination France.
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french tug arriving 29/9/18 at Woolwich
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Yes John, TSM KERMOR due 16.00 today but in the estuary now!
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Tug passed Tilbury at 10.30, now alongside the John Burns at Woolwich.
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TSM KERMOR due to sail with JOHN BURNS tomorrow 0845, per PLA
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Thanks David, there's been three departure times so far but hopefully this one is correct :-)
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Wishful thinking.
Now showing tomorrow (5th) at same time!
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Probably correct being as I can't get to see the departure tomorrow :-(
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ETD now 09.00 on the 7th (PLA) - waiting for a weather window.
The service with the old ferries finished on Friday 5th, new service with new ferries due to start towards the end of the year.
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And there she goes.
JOHN BURNS passing Tilbury under tow of TSM KERMOR and assisted at the rear by CHRISTINE
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TSM KERMOR due back at Woolwich again on the 21st to collect the next ferry for scrap.
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First of the new ferries, BEN WOOLLACOTT, now stationary outside Gdansk with AIS showing destination Tilbury.
Is she able to make the voyage on her own?
Second ferry, DAME VERA LYNN,showing sea trails.
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BEN WOOLLACOTT
ETA Tilbury 27/10/18 @ 13:00
via Kiel on 23/10
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not showing on pla arrivals list at the moment
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She had "ETA Tilbury 27/10/18 @ 13:00" showing on her AIS on Marinetraffic when she left Gdansk before it changed to Kiel.
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Ben Woollacott has been berthed at Kiel since Monday afternoon, with no further destination showing. I am sceptical that the new ferries have the necessary certificates and crew accommodation to cross the North Sea under their own power. However - I could still be proved wrong.
Brgds
Phil
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Someone has just suggested to me that she might have stopped at Kiel for a check up at the nearby Voith Schneider facility!
I assume from that she has a Voith Schneider propulsion system?
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According to the media, the stop is caused by the bad weather. Here is a German report on the ferry: http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Die-ersten-drei-neuen-Faehren-fuer-den-Nord-Ostsee-Kanal-vor-Auftragsvergabe
http://www.kn-online.de/Mehr/Bilder/Bilder-Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Fotostrecke-Neue-Hybrid-Faehre-fuer-die-Themse#chart=2
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DAME VERA LYNN has been on sea trials, so presumably not far behind.
Interesting that they have been registered Funafuti under Tuvalu flag by delivery contractors International Maritime Services Pty Ltd, Fremantle WA:
BEN WOOLLACOTT (ON 35781818, c/s T2HR5) / DAME VERA LYNN (ON 35791818, c/s T2HT5)
After delivery to TFL/Briggs Marine they will be:
BEN WOOLLACOTT (c/s MDTW8, MMSI 232017796) / DAME VERA LYNN (c/s MDTW9, MMSI 232017797)
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Two down, one to go.
The second Woolwich ferry, JAMES NEWMAN, under tow for Le Havre for scrapping
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The last one, ERNEST BEVIN, left this morning at 05.30. Too early for me :-)
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DAME VERA LYNN just leaving Gdynia - ETA Kiel 2/11.
Suspect delivery contractors using one crew for both ships, and using Rendsburg as a safe staging point.
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Wind and weather situation German North Sea coast this morning:
https://ibb.co/ipTTyL
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If the weather is ok, ( waves less than 2 m ) both Ferries will start her voyage to Tilbury dock on Sunday 07.00 hrs.
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Has anybody managed to get photos of the three ferries at the breakers ??
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Anyone know for sure where the scrapyard is at le Havre?
I have an idea that it might be in the Tancarville Canal here (there's a public road opposite):
https://preview.tinyurl.com/ych85qsr
But I think that the ferries may have been parked in the "Garage de Graville":
https://preview.tinyurl.com/ycfhzyee
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Both are just approaching the southern locks before entering the Elbe. ETA Tilbury on the 6th
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Anyone know for sure where the scrapyard is at le Havre?
I have an idea that it might be in the Tancarville Canal here (there's a public road opposite):
https://preview.tinyurl.com/ych85qsr
But I think that the ferries may have been parked in the "Garage de Graville":
https://preview.tinyurl.com/ycfhzyee
Will the latest ais track not help? I believe they are being broken up by Gardet & de Bezenac Recycling
Photo of John burns at the location here
https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/un-bac-londonien-est-arrive-au-havre-pour-y-etre-deconstruit
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Yes, Ben, that's the location I suggested, viewed from the road opposite (with a better camera than Google street view!)
http://www.baudelet-environnement.fr/nos-installations-2/pole-ferrailles-et-metaux/le-chantier-de-demantelement-maritime/
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Both new ferries arrived today and are now in Tilbury Docks.
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Woolwich Ferry service resumed today with new ferries.
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Hearsay says a few teething problems!
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Service still not running, anyone know the problem?
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https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/river/woolwich-ferry
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Thanks Bjorn, they have updated their info.