Hi all, i went to the Tyne this weekend - 12/01/2008. I thought i would let you all know how it went.
It was low tide, but thankfully the vessels can still navigate the Tyne. The weather was good and there were plenty of vantage points. First of all, I seen a the tug 'Osprey Fighter' which was sailing down river soon to return a hour later. Then HMS Quorn came in, soon followed by the City Of Rome. There was a two hour time gap before the next vessel, so i decided to go explore to other spotting points around South Sheilds. I was taking images from the CUSTOMS HOUSE, which is based right on the riverside. No more than 100 yards down there is a floating
dock where the small Tyne ferries dock up, which sail from one side to the other. Further down, toward the sea there is a little red light house which is good for images, weather permitting. I sooned returned to my origional spot next to the Tyne ferries. There you can see many vessels in dock, like the platform, Northern Producer and the passenger vessel, Queen Of Scandinaiva. There i seen the Hoegh Tropicana depart with the tugs Yarm Cross and Svitzer Maltby assisting. Hoegh Tropper was due in at 15:30 but there was no movement so i just called it a day. There was a quite a few trawlers returning about 15:45 from the bay. There is plenty of shelter around if the weather were to turn bad, i would definatly return to The Port Of Tyne agian for the day. Its definatly a good place to visit. If you want advice, directions etc. Talk to 'Ellwood', Steve is the expert in that area.
VESSELS SEEN:
Hoegh TropicanaSvitzer MaltbyRowangarthYarm CrossCity Of RomeTWM ReclaimPomoryeHMS QuornNorman ForsterOsprey FighterNorthern ProducerQueen Of ScandinaviaPride Of The TyneSheildsmanSpirit Of The TyneTicinoBeverly AnnML 15OB 223- Regards, Nathan