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Post 7074

  Mike J., Dover

Arrival of the Singapore-flagged offshore support vessel PACIFIC WORKER from Bergen at 0830 Thursday.





She berthed on the Admiralty Pier ahead of the aggregate dredger SAND FULMAR who sailed for the Thames about 1330 the same day,


By the new reefer shed one of the two big mobile cranes was receiving some support & a little TLC.
It looks as though the crane wires were being replaced.



Friday, 19 June 2020 - 02:10

 

Post 7073

  Mike J., Dover

A lasting memory of an unforgettable Lady who sadly passed away on 18th.June.



Also see post 6546

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 23:21

 

Post 7072

  Del Styan, Norwich

I hate to be dim - well that's my normal state, I think - but how do you lose an anchor?

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 23:03

 

Post 7071

  Patrick, Marine Parade

#7070
Apparently found a 3 metre timber pile protruding from the seabed whilst still searching for that lost anchor.

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 12:33

 

Post 7070

  Sea News, Dover

Dover Grafter in amongst the ferries in the pic above, pictured a few days ago...presumably still searching for the lost anchor? or the lost chord? Meant to get more pictures of the scene and will do in due course.

A couple of pix now catching the arriving Carnival Breeze at the last minute as she backs towards the Eastern Arm...and slipping out of view. Pictures from Tuesday evening. She is certainly out of view now as gazing towards the Eastern Arm this morning, I notice she is gone again. Must have left in the night..or at least sometime when yours truly didn't see it.



Dizzifying comings and goings...
Arcadia came and went too, will try to keep up..bear with! Have some pictures ..still in camera.

Yes twas amazing Del that so many people spotted Cummings on his round trip. Obviously he had an orange beacon tied to his car as he's not a guy you'd notice is he...ah well ..

Havent heard anything at all about the crews really...one imagines that they are stripped back to just the basic few onboard....and those few kept busy with all the frantic comings and goings.

PB

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 06:20

 

Post 7069

  Del Styan, Norwich

I wonder if a certain D Cummings took the orange marker thingys on his journey around the UK to avoid something or another. Maybe that's the way the public spotted him? Still, as long as the advice is clear, all is well.

Apart from that, I wonder how the crew of the liners calling into Dover are getting on - do you know?

Wednesday, 17 June 2020 - 23:10

 

Post 7068

  Sea News, Dover

The Swimmers.

This weekend, or the weekend just gone, seemed to see a partial relaxation of the lockdown rules...that's if you can follow all the bewildering stuff coming out of Downing St re lockdown, there might have been a relaxation but who can tell anymore...however be that as it may, it was a delight to see the beach occupied by the serious swimmers again. We captured some of the said swimmers above... as they ready for the off. Looks like they are social distancing too..very good...

And then they were gone...


and all towing those orange marker thingy's...this is a relatively new thing isn't it.
Someone in full Blarney mode told me they keep their sandwiches in 'em...but that cant be true...
What are they officially for??

Anyway...must say, its great to see all the swimmers again.

Just catching up now from several days ago...the Majesty of the Seas departing late evening.... Sort of a dull picture but see the orange highlight in the distance...looked like the hills are on fire beyond....


So yours truly zoomed in...but it was just a dazzling cloud formation catching the very late sun.


PaulB
PS: Carnival Breeze and Arcadia back in town.

Wednesday, 17 June 2020 - 06:59

 

Post 7067

  Sea News, Dover

Harking back now.. a fair way it must be said...to the 9th of June in fact to show Aurora above leaving the port via the eastern exit. This ship was somewhat overlooked in recent days but for record purposes worth including now.
Below you can see the pilot boat accompanying her just outside the eastern exit..


And then she was on her way below, you can see the coast of France just coming into view through the evening mist...


Yes indeed the scale of the Carnival Magic was awesome...a shot below just to show the scale of the ship in relation to the whole Eastern Docks...she dwarfed the ferries and the trucks and in fact the whole scene. You could almost say it was quite...ermm magical!...if I haven't over-used the word already..

Carnival Magic and the Eastern Docks.
Great to see so many trucks still working above there...

Nice one Mike! Good info below. Yes I too was watching the Carnival Breeze turning last evening...
"you surely cant approach the port from there!" thought I aloud, and she didn't. She went back from whence she came...

PaulB

Tuesday, 16 June 2020 - 06:33

 

Post 7066

  Cyril Jackson, Dover (helcion@hotmail.co.uk)

Is your journey really necessary ?

The curious track of the CARNIVAL BREEZE on Monday afternoon who was expected to berth on the Eastern Arm but changed her mind, turning around & heading slowly back down-channel.


A nice walk on the clifftops, looking for new photo angles, bot not quite what I had been expecting.


At 0200 Tuesday she was south of the Isle of Wight, still heading west but still showing Dover as her destination, updated to 1300 Tuesday which I'll believe when I see it.

Another 'size comparison' view on Saturday as the SPIRIT OF FRANCE backs to her berth.



Tuesday, 16 June 2020 - 02:24

 

Post 7065

  Sea News, Dover

A special sequence now showing the departure of the magnificent Carnival Magic on Saturday evening.....
First shot shows her leaving the Eastern Arm, then we follow her gently across the harbour in fine style.
We will let the pictures do the talking this time.

Carnival Magic ...very magical on its own, but even more magical with magical rainbow.
Crumbs! there's too many magics in that sentence!

I think we will PIN this in homage for a short while. A great ship … and with nature showing its appreciation. (Now unpinned)
The sun popped in and out, the rain fell here and there, and the huge rainbow did what rainbows do best.

PaulB



Monday, 15 June 2020 - 06:30

 

Post 7064

  Sea News, Dover

A couple of extra pictures there showing the arrival of Carnival Magic...a stunning mighty ship. Its a great treat to be seeing all these cruise liners here...yes a great treat. As Mike said in post below, she left last evening about 7pm ish with a colourful rainbow as backdrop. Will have some pictures of all that next. The pix are still in camera as we speak so yours truly has a bit of catching up to dooo... but they look okay in the camera anyway.

Ah yes ...guessed that the Dover Grafter had taken over from the Eagle re the anchor search. Yes Eagle was doing it previously...sez he fondly remembering the pictures of the diver suits drying in the prevailing breeze... will get more pictures in due course.

Nice collection of the magical Carnival Magic from Mike below...Don't Miss Those...

For a while there we had double magic...

PB

Sunday, 14 June 2020 - 06:21

 

Post 7063

  Mike J., Dover

PRIDE OF KENT enters on Saturday morning with CARNIVAL MAGIC lying on EAI [Eastern Arm Inner berth].
She sailed about 1900 for Torbay.




Those lifeboats permanently placed outside the line of the hull & accommodation look unusual but allow for more cabins & more income which is what the bean-counters want !


Large modern ferries look small against most modern cruise-ships.
Size mattters !


Paul's view of the DOVER GRAFTER - she was working again on Saturday & has been working in the same area for same time, seeking the SPIRIT OF FRANCE'S missing anchor [post 7015].
The EAGLE may have been involved with the same work.



Sunday, 14 June 2020 - 02:40

 

Post 7062

  Sea News, Dover

Carnival Magic: Yes there we are...You can see this huge ship approaching the Port last evening....time of pic 19.27. The weather was a bit grey unfortunately. A mighty ship indeed and very impressive. Its now at the Eastern Arm and looks very huge indeed...dwarfing the ferries.

Will have more pictures of her following along in due course...
thanks to Mike for the timing tip off on this...

Just a few general bits now..
The dredger Reimerswaal seems to be a regular visitor now to the outser reaches as it were..pauses just outside Port and always in the same position. Here she is a couple of days ago... presumably doing a crew change.


And will add this one from a former visit...you can see her there in the same spot. Saves you going through our Search Engine above.. don't say we don't try to make life easier for you...



Mike got very nice close-in pictures of Dover Grafter with her new paint colours in post 7045...here she is again, this time out there in the gloom and drizzle in the wider harbour a couple of days back...you can also see her former colours via our Search Box above.


Also out there...the Viking Princess...here she is and certainly worth a look.



See Mike's collection below ...well done with those Mike.

Thanks Steve...yes we have a double bill of Magics at the moment. Fab ships for sure.. Thanks for the tip off

PaulB

Saturday, 13 June 2020 - 07:06

 

Post 7061

  Mike J., Dover

You're certainly right there, Steve - two MAGICs in Dover Friday night, although I hear that the CARNIVAL MAGIC will disappear, as if by magic, in less than 24 hours,.

The CARNIVAL MAGIC, sIster ship to the recent CARNIVAL BREEZE, arrived at dusk on Friday, coming in from Dubrovnik by way of Barcelona & berthing on the Eastern Arm.



My ship is so small . . . .




CARNIVAL MAGIC backing down to her Eastern Arm berth, while the SPIRIT OF FRANCE makes a slow approach, waiting for the way to be clear so that she can reach her berth on Pier F.



Soon after the arrival of the MAGIC the MAJESTY OF THE SEA sailed for Southampton.

While pecking out these notes I looked to see how far the MAJESTY had got & noticed the EMPRESS OF THE SEAS heading southwest & passing the Isle of Wight & looking to be on another 'grey water cruise' from Southampton to Southampton.

The very last cruise ship still carrying passengers finally arrived in Bremerhaven on 8 June with just eight passenger aboard !

For the interesting tale of Phoenix ReIsen's ARTANIA [a Dover visitor] put 'https' in front of this link -

://www.ship-technology.com/news/last-crusie-ship-passengers-germany/

No problems for the passengers maintaining 'Social Distancing presumably.



Saturday, 13 June 2020 - 03:43

 

Post 7060

  steve newman, Dover, Kent

Could we have 2 "Magics" in town? Looks like Carnival Magic is showing destination Dover at present.

Friday, 12 June 2020 - 07:37

 

Post 7059

  Sea News, Dover

Majesty of the Seas: Going back a few evenings now and we capture the Majesty of the Seas departing...Monday it was.. and a fine soft evening too. We see her above exiting the Port through the Eastern Exit and in the pic below releasing the pilot having come about to head west.... twas a lovely green sea so it was...


The Maersk Connector leaving yesterday late morning...
the conditions were very dull misty/murky so needed the computer with these ones... you can see the pilot boat alongside and in the final shot, actually taken a few moments earlier...you see her passing the local dredger David Church.

Maersk Connector and David Church.

Thanks to Mike and Nigel for the 'heads up' on the Maersk Connector departure...


PaulB

Friday, 12 June 2020 - 07:00

 

Post 7058

  Sea News, Dover

We have the Carnival Breeze departure now... we catch her leaving pier WD4....here we go...
Pictures from the ...lets see...yes the 8th August. Time of first shot 18.12...just like the Overture...


There she goes, all 128,000 tons of her. Enjoyable sequence there taken on a fresh but bright evening.
Will add this one below...one heck of a helter skelter thingy on the top deck. So bright you can see it from outer space..
Yours truly's daughter would have a go at this...or would have done a while back. Not me....Nosirreee Bob!

Whooooosh! crazy but fun!

PaulB

Thursday, 11 June 2020 - 07:05

 

Post 7057

  Sea News, Dover

Completing the sequence began in yours trulys post yesterday...Majesty of the Seas arriving in the grey murky conditions of Monday....
...you can see her here turning in the outer harbour prior to her settling on the Eastern Arm for a time....now of course settled at Cruise Terminal 2..

Majesty of the Seas


Just caught the Maersk Connector arriving yesterday...Mike had given us the 'heads up' … hope to get more shots in due course. The exciting ship is now at Cruise Terminal 1. We have had her previously, just type the name in the Search Box above and see more...


Thanks Del...yes hopefully things will get a bit better soon...looking forward to the time when we can all get out there...

PaulB

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 - 06:51

 

Post 7056

  Del Styan, Norwich

Must be fantastic seeing all those luxury Liners docking in front of you. I'm very jealous of your views, although my garden is looking good after the recent rains. Thanks for all the posts, look forward to seeing them in person - eventually!

Tuesday, 9 June 2020 - 23:10

 

Post 7055

  Sea News, Dover

Following along from the pictures in my post yesterday 7053 and we catch up on the Carnival Breeze gently moving into pier WD4 on gorgeous sunny morning.... here she goes...


Carnival Breeze

She left us again last evening and we will have a nice sequence of her leaving port...following Majesty of the Seas out to sea... and speaking of Majesty of the Seas, here we are below with just one pic from yesterday...will have more. As Mike said, it was a murky oul mornin' but the drizzle had just stopped as she turned in the outer harbour, and here we are....will have more pictures of this... catching up

Majesty of the Seas at the Port of Dover.

Nice collection from Mike below there.... nice info...don't miss...

PaulB
Update: Majesty of the Seas has arrived back and is now at Cruise Terminal 2...
Further update: Aurora back in too...now at Eastern Arm...completely missed this one...sheesh!


Tuesday, 9 June 2020 - 06:10