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Shipping News and information / Re: Seven rescued as cargo ship sinks off Ramsgate

« on: January 20, 2017, 09:05:02 PM »

Trinity House Notice to Mariners here:

https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/notice-to-mariners/2/2017-wreck-fluvius-tamar

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Shipping News and information / Re: Engine room explosion - Manhattan Bridge

« on: January 20, 2017, 09:01:14 PM »

BBC news report here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38687852

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Shipping News and information / Re: QUEEN MARY to Leave Tilbury Dock tomorrow

« on: May 15, 2016, 01:31:40 PM »

BBC news report here...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36292970

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Shipping News and information / Re: MS "Deutschland" handed over to new owner

« on: June 02, 2015, 08:10:01 PM »

Here is the link to the Semester at Sea website... http://www.semesteratsea.org/our-ship/

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Shipping News and information / Re: Ferry 'Sorrento' evacuated after fire breaks out

« on: April 28, 2015, 05:12:20 PM »

BBC news report here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32504766

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Shipping News and information / Re: What do you do with an old ocean liner?

« on: March 15, 2015, 11:24:17 PM »

The BBC do have their uses!

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Shipping News and information / Re: John Mitchell?

« on: February 09, 2015, 10:45:56 PM »

1985-03 Status changed to Broken Up, Broken Up by Liguria Maritime Ltd., in United Kingdom
Not Recorded Classed BV, Flagged by United Kingdom, Operator Unknown, Owner Liguria Maritime, Ship Manager Unknown
1972-00 Name changed to JOHN MITCHELL
1958-02 Status changed to Launched
1958-00 Name changed to Speranza
1957-11 Status changed to Keel Laid
1957-06 Status changed to On Order/Not Commenced

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=5336519&x=35&y=8

http://www.fotoflite.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=NULL&product_id=281293&category_id=2&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=20

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: WEBSITE

« on: December 07, 2014, 05:52:25 PM »

Hi Ken, lots of good sentiment here... keep up the good work...please.

Regards, Brian.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Britannia's livery

« on: September 29, 2014, 12:08:03 PM »

Well I think it's great; we need to be blowing our own trumpet these days because nobody does it for us!

Regards, Brian.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Site crash status - September 2014

« on: September 27, 2014, 11:13:14 AM »

Thanks for all your efforts...

Regards, Brian (AKA The Pier Master)

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Shipping News and information / The ship that totally failed to change the world

« on: July 25, 2014, 02:25:17 PM »

BBC news magazine report on the Savannah

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28439159

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Shipping News and information / Re: best shipspotting and popular tourist destinations [where?...]

« on: June 01, 2014, 07:23:57 AM »

How about Southern Spain; Algeciras/Gibraltar, (I stayed in the Hotel Reina Christina right outside the Algeciras port entrance), or Malaga, both tourist hotspots with lots of shipping, especially the former. Maybe even Maltas Valetta Harbour...
Regards, Brian

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lisboa ship activity

« on: May 06, 2014, 08:36:39 PM »

Hi Ricardo, At least you got to 'see' them...WOW!

Regards, Brian AKA the Pier Master.

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Scale Models / Re: Lines Plan and General Arrangement

« on: May 01, 2014, 07:25:40 PM »

Model plans available here:
http://www.modelbouwers.nl/

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Trip reports / Re: Alcudia, majorca

« on: April 29, 2014, 05:22:02 PM »

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php

You can always send a PM to the local 'ship spotters', check the search box for photos taken in Alcudia.