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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam, 19-08-2011

« on: August 20, 2011, 11:13:45 AM »

Good Afternoon Fred, Another good one to enjoy. Cannot go ship-spotting at the moment, bad leg so your videos an extremely good pick-me-up.  regards, jw..

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam, 14-08-2011

« on: August 16, 2011, 11:19:52 AM »

Afternoon Fred, Another good one on a goodlooking day. Keep it up. regards, JW 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Man Missing as Thames Tug Capsizes

« on: August 14, 2011, 08:10:54 PM »

At this time AIS-Live is showing TUG--ZEEPIA towing crane GPS APOLLO at 3.8k in position 51.29N 00.12E up river. I think this is the movement in order to recover the tug involved in this tragic accident. God rest his soul.  Rgds jw.

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam, 27-07-2011

« on: July 29, 2011, 07:59:05 PM »

Evening Fred, What a superb video, it makes you realise how much traffic moves about in the harbour overnight. I hope the weather wasn't too bad. Rgds jw

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Trip reports / Re: shipspottingvideo Rotterdam,16-07-2011

« on: July 16, 2011, 08:32:55 PM »

Evening Fred, A wonderful antidote to the terrible weather we've had in East Kent today. Many thanks Regards, jw..

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Shipping News and information / Re: Another VLCC for Fawley

« on: July 10, 2011, 08:04:08 AM »

For all you BW EDELWEISS watchers. At this time 0900hrs BST 10.07.11 she is in position N.51.30 E.02.02 speed 11.7k showing draught of 13.7. Approaching Channel Separation scheme. Destination Fawley 2200UTC 10.07.11. Hope this helps, get your night-sites out !! Rgds jw..

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Shipping News and information / Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.

« on: July 06, 2011, 02:06:08 PM »

At this time 1504 BST 06.07.11 subject is docked at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Anyone know next port ?? Rgds jw

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Trip reports / Re: shipspottingvideo Rotterdam,02-07-2011

« on: July 03, 2011, 10:28:28 AM »

Well done Fred, usual very high standard. Rgds jw

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Shipping News and information / Re: Fawley

« on: June 25, 2011, 08:22:55 PM »

Good evening to you, for your info AIS LIVE last reported SEAPACIS IMO:9304356  in position N 36.02 E 21.30 west of greek islands showing destination fawley 3.7.11 0600 UTC, this report made 1359 UTC today 25.6.11.  Hope this helps Rgds jw

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Help and Advice / Re: shiptrax release date

« on: June 25, 2011, 08:29:00 AM »

could bob let us know the "free" and real time ais sites he refers to. Of course the best one is the one you have to pay lots of money for 1 Rgds jw

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: AIS Service

« on: June 22, 2011, 12:18:16 PM »

hi Phil, For my sins I do subscribe to aislive.com, as you say it's expensive but when I'm doing a bit of ship-spotting from the cliffs at Folkestone or anywhere else in the country it's good to be able to identify what I'm looking at. If this new service through this site doesn't take off perhaps they could look at a tie up with aislive.com, something similar to the arrangement that used to exist between the WSS and AISLIVE which was excellent for the year that I had it and I must say very reasonably priced. I never did get to the bottom of why it all stopped. Rgds jw

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam, 21-05-2011

« on: May 21, 2011, 08:28:50 PM »

Another good one Fred, you must have been up early today for some of those early shots ?? Regards, jw..

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam 05-05-2011

« on: May 05, 2011, 08:12:31 PM »

Another very good one Fred, keep it up. Regards, jw

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspottingvideo Rotterdam 23 & 24 April 2011

« on: April 25, 2011, 08:31:59 PM »

Evening Fred, Another good one, certainly a lot of container traffic about on those two somewhat hazy days.  Just like the vis off Folkestone lately, not very good. Rgds jw..

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Trip reports / Re: Shipspotting Rotterdam 10-04-2011 Video

« on: April 17, 2011, 11:49:16 AM »

Hello Fred, The real answer to your question is not very close. I am not into photography and use my lap-top with AIS live and a very good pair of binoculars (18x50). When the weather is very good I can see everything that is coming up the North East Lane which is probably some 25 miles off. If the weather is not good you can see absolutely nothing. I am into just ship-spotting, going back to my childhood when it was steam train spotting. From where I sit it is probably 300 to 400 feet above sea level, that's a rough guess. Unfortunately it would be no good for your type of spotting. Rgds jw..