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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: I don't want to join SS social media. Please stop pestering me.

« on: June 16, 2022, 10:49:38 AM »

I expect this reply will be removed by the "site powers" but I have added PopUpOff to my browser. Addon version for all browsers.
After install, turn it on. As soon as popup or overlay shows for the first time, right click and choose Moderate option. If that Fails try Aggressive. I find moderate is good enough.
I no longer get pop ups or invites etc. The popup flashes momentarily and is gone.

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Help and Advice / Re: Oil rigs in Cromarty Firth

« on: May 31, 2022, 10:24:40 PM »

try https://www.vesselfinder.com/?p=GBCRN001 and hover over icons

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Help and Advice / Re: HMS Lindisfarne P300 & HMS Guernsey P297 - Help needed!

« on: May 12, 2022, 07:40:57 PM »

A number of sites associated with the Royal Navy all give this info :-
Ex-HMS Lindisfarne became BNS Turag P714, ex-HMS Shetland became BNS Kapatakhaya P912,  ex-HMS Alderney became BNS KaratoaP913, ex-HMS Anglesey became BNS Gomati P914. ex-HMS Orkney was sold to the Trinidad and Tobago Coastguard in 2001 and became TTS Nelson until she was decommissioned in 2015. HMS Jersey (1976) - sold to Bangladesh 1994 - renamed BNS Shaheed Ruhul Amin (A 511) and HMS Guernsey (1977) - sold to Bangladesh 2004 - renamed BNS Sangu (P 713)

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Hello to the ShipSpotter community!

« on: May 10, 2022, 01:53:29 PM »

Could it be Shipspotting attracting advertising revenue to fund the site ... however, kept change of T&C's very quiet on this topic. Your photos, your choice to stay or go.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Hello to the ShipSpotter community!

« on: May 10, 2022, 10:09:42 AM »

You need to read the latest Terms & Conditions re the site

To promote contributing photographers and increase traffic to the Website, ShipSpotting reserves the right to make available links to submitted photos for other websites or applications (hereafter 3:rd Party) to incorporate as part of their service. Linking to material on the Internet is common and not an issue in itself, but to be clear on how pictures submitted to ShipSpotting.com might be used, this paragraph was created.

Following conditions apply: etc.etc.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: unable to open: only get AIS database error

« on: February 28, 2022, 05:37:22 PM »

I've still had no problems for months... Tried your Kennedy Lake again , on screen within 1 to 2 seconds.  Tried random ship names etc. and all good.
Is it only this site? Have you done an internet/broadband speed check? Is it your computer ..cleared cache etc? Virus /spyware eating up bandwidth?

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: unable to open: only get AIS database error

« on: February 23, 2022, 01:14:05 PM »

All instantaneous when I access site. Not had any problems this week whether logged in or just visiting.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Soon - New website design

« on: February 21, 2022, 02:06:05 PM »

I do like the full screen option to enlarge further(+)

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Shipping News and information / Re: FELICITY ACE on fire

« on: February 18, 2022, 01:55:53 PM »

Volkswagen confirmed 3,965 vehicles of the VW, Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini brands. 1100 Porsche, some special order/ not standard assembly line models, and the 189 Bentleys.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: unable to open: only get AIS database error

« on: February 17, 2022, 05:06:43 PM »

Try now,(UK 17.00) instantaneous login in.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Emilie & Estelle Maersk 1979

« on: February 09, 2022, 08:54:13 PM »

Miramar lists owner of the pair as A/S D/S Svendborg & D/S af 1912 A/S. 
US Supreme Court lists trials re A/S D/S Svendborg D/S AF 1912 A/S V (A.P.Moller) versus Marine Engine Specialties Corp.
If you "Google" there are also many references to A/S D/S Svendborg & D/S af 1912 A/S (A.P. M

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Shipping News and information / MV Werften and Bremerhaven's Lloyd-Werft

« on: January 11, 2022, 03:43:41 PM »

Friday last, MV Werften and Bremerhaven's Lloyd-Werft filed for insolvency. MV Werft and Lloyd-Werft belong to the Asian conglomerate Genting, which had it shares trading stopped on Hong Kong Exchange.

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Help and Advice / Re: RAW images

« on: January 10, 2022, 10:56:25 AM »

Save a photo as a JPEG for online use. The JPEG format reduces layers into a single layer, so it

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: The level horizons debate.

« on: January 06, 2022, 01:23:33 PM »

Pieter, thank you. We know nothing about Babur eg age, computer facilities etc. Would be a shame to destroy a youngsters (if that is the case) enthusiasm for ships. I do not have a mobile phone and so I asked my 18 year old grandson to take a mobile phone "off vertical" picture and correct by in built software 3 degrees. (Approx 3% /vertical.) Apparently its not that easy.
I started photographing ships within Southampton and London Docks 66 years ago with a Kodak Brownie 127 roll film at 10 years old ... how many of those photos would pass muster now? Very rare, one offs but outside site guidelines.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: The level horizons debate.

« on: January 04, 2022, 06:39:00 PM »

The latest photo from Babur. http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3377980.
I assume he reads the comments which applied to http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3377636
and several others submitted by him. Picture taken at same spot and same horizon tilting. I'm still of the opinion he does not have correcting software/computer. Perhaps admin personal question to him. Is the answer accept and "moor" it into the other nearly 3 million pictures if he can't correct? Mobile phones now appear to be superseding traditional cameras; will this lead to more "wonky" photos generally?