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Post 3413

  Sea News, Dover

While the Elvira cargo ship was leaving us yesterday afternoon, I noticed two fantastic monster ships in the background running almost in tandem. It was an amazing afternoon, or indeed early evening, of super-clear visibility. One could almost see picnickers on the French coast...

The huge ships were the NYK Hyperion, she was bound for Southampton
and the Marit Maersk bound for Tangier.
The Elvira was off to Rotterdam.
I will have more pictures of the aforementioned ships to follow in due course..made the best of the clear visibility and got some extra pictures of the great ships. Elvira below...



This helicopter appeared alongside the DFDS Calais Seaways out in mid channel yesterday Wednesday at 4pm. You might remember a week or so ago there was a report of French anti-terror police dropping from a helicopter mid channel onto one of the Brittany Ferries further down the coast. I thought this could be a similar happening. On closer inspection you can see that it is more probably HM Coastguard. The helicopter hung in mid air in roughly the same spot for quite some time.

Local MP Charlier Elphicke has been calling for armed police on all channel ferries.



Nice picture below Ed
Bit of a grey oul day today so we wont be having yesterdays visibility bonus.
Thanks Martin, all the team are doing some ace pictures ... hope all going good with you over there in Deal. PB.

Thursday, 11 August 2016 - 07:13

 

Post 3412

  Ed Connell, Dover

Smart looking yacht "Ortac" promoting Premier Marine Paints entering by Eastern at lunchtime.


Wednesday, 10 August 2016 - 13:03

 

Post 3411

  Martin P, Deal

Great pictures on this forum as ever, really does show Dover in its best light, well done to all.

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 - 08:23

 

Post 3410

  Sea News, Dover

These two guys, James Bond figures for sure, were powering around the harbour a couple of evenings back. They were clearly fabulously enjoying both the late sun and their jetski thingys...leaping, swirling, splashing, dashing. It was all great fun. The harbour here at Dover is home to all sorts of activities and these guys were making the most of it.

Below we have Insignia...just caught the tail end of her arrival in the first shot and when she was leaving just before 8PM last night...the mother of all black clouds engulfed the Port of Dover. It was like a slow grim build-up to Armageddon. So...had to brighten the bottom shot up considerably, it is therefore a wee bit watery not to mention considerably wishy washy...




Well done Ed once more getting those scoop pix. Great stuff! PB.

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 - 07:05

 

Post 3409

  Ed Connell, Dover

Elvira at the DCT today.


Tuesday, 9 August 2016 - 12:07

 

Post 3408

  Ed Connell, Dover

Insignia crossing the bay this morning.


Tuesday, 9 August 2016 - 08:23

 

Post 3407

  Sea News, Dover

As promised here we are with a picture...a foggy picture...of the Hellas Reefer arriving with us here through the mist on sunday morning. She had come all the way from Panama in South America. Ed has a nice bright picture of the ship further down the page. Have a look at that one if you've missed it. Post 2945.
She has since moved away and Elvira is at the Cargo Terminal today. Very busy down there as ever.


Also as promised .. a picture now of Seeker leaving the Port on sunday evening, she left around 6.15pm, two hours after Valiant. Valiant can be seen in the earlier post below 2947. This time the sun was out and although conditions were better.. yours truly only got one usable picture and here it is.


One from the archives...here she is in Feb 2015 with her stripes intact. Where are the stripes gone?


Thankyou Sarah - glad you liked those ones of Valiant below.
Good to see you are still enjoying all the pictures from all the team Jan...
yes Rally for Heroes is a hugely worthy charity - they have already raised more than £100,000 for the charities mentioned in post 2947.

Cruise Liner Insignia is in with us today...came in right behind me and I didn't notice it...sheesh! See Colette's post on this one 2930.
PaulB.



Tuesday, 9 August 2016 - 07:15

 

Post 3406

  Sarah, Ramsgate

Great photos of Valiant Paul

Monday, 8 August 2016 - 23:37

 

Post 3405

  Jan Tranter , Dover

Wow great collection of cars for the Rally for Heroes road trip, and also all the pictures over the last few days those camera's have been working overtime, keep it up guys

Monday, 8 August 2016 - 19:43

 

Post 3404

  Sea News, Dover

Port of Dover hosts Charity Road Trip visit
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On friday the Port of Dover Cruise Port was proud to host a visit from the Rally for Heroes Road Trip prior to their sailing to the continent for a whistle-stop tour of Europe’s best driving locations. 60 vehicles, including everything from a Ford Fiesta to Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Aston Martins will travel through France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Monaco and Spain covering 3,000 miles. Crossing some of the most amazing roads and passes imaginable over 9 days, it’s all in a bid to raise money for SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity who provide lifelong support for our forces and their families.

Now in it’s forth year the event, organised by Sergeant Mick Clark has raised more than £250,000 for Help for Heroes, The Royal British Legion and SSAFA. This year’s rally has already raised over its £100,000 target.

Anyone can register to join in the next Rally for Heroes Road Trip. Details can be found on their website www.rallyforheros.com

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Good luck to the guys above in their charity fundraising endeavours .
Nice pictures from the Port above there. Thanks to them for pix and info ..


Both Valiant and Seeker of the ever busy Border Force were here in the Port of Dover yesterday afternoon.
The pictures below show HMC Valiant moving away at around 4.15PM. A strong breeze was whipping up the sea a fair bit yesterday ... it was all quite choppy out there as she made her way out into the open sea.




At 6.15PM or 18.15 if you prefer, Seeker did the same thing. We may have pictures of that one later if any good. Haven't had a chance to sort those ones yet...still in camera.

Gosh our roving correspondent did some roving over the weekend. Great pictures below there in two posts from Sarah H from both Folkestone and Dungeness. Cracking shots all round Sarah. Right in the midst of the blistering action.

Lovely shot too from Ed of Hellas Reefer. I tried to get that one as she arrived but the mist was bad...but might be able to retrieve a pic or two later.






Monday, 8 August 2016 - 06:13

 

Post 3403

  Sarah, Ramsgate

I went to Dungeness Lifeboat Day today, sadly it was rather foggy.









Sunday, 7 August 2016 - 21:58

 

Post 3402

  Ed Connell, Dover

Hellas Reefer at the DCT today.


Sunday, 7 August 2016 - 18:18

 

Post 3401

  Sarah, Ramsgate

Dover Lifeboat visited Folkestone Harbour this afternoon, it was later joined by Littlestone's Relief Lifeboat for a joint exercise with the Coastguard.











Saturday, 6 August 2016 - 23:45

 

Post 3400

  Colette B, Dover

Some great photos of the visiting trio of gorgeous cruise ships that graced our port on Thursday, the Seabourn Quest looked extremely luxurious indeed

Saturday, 6 August 2016 - 17:18

 

Post 3399

  Sea News, Dover

To celebrate further the three cruise liners in one day achievement...
( well done the cruise team at the Port )
here we are with more detailed shots of the ships in question on the day.
First we have the gorgeously exotic looking Seabourn Quest arriving very early indeed,
see also the previous post for the wider view...


Now below the Saga Sapphire moving off during the evening with added Spitfire display.
You will note how I strategically managed to cut the bottom of the ship off while following the Spitfire through the camera in the second picture...well ye cant have everything in this life .. half a ship is better than none..




And finally the small but beautifully packaged MV Hamburg arriving with us on the day.
It was a cracking day. We have many more pictures at our disposal but opted for these this time around.


See also the previous post with info from the Port on the day plus pictures.
PaulB.

Saturday, 6 August 2016 - 06:02

 

Post 3397

  Sea News, Dover

Ships grace all three cruise berths
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DATE AUG 4 : Today the UK’s second most popular cruise port, Dover Cruise Port was graced by three magnificent cruise ships taking it to its full capacity. The Saga Cruises ‘Saga Sapphire’, Seabourn ‘Seabourn Quest’ and the Plantours & Partner ‘MV Hamburg’ looked resplendent in the sunshine against the turquoise waters of Dover Harbour. With them came approximately 2,400 discerning cruise passengers to sample the pleasures of Destination Dover and wider Kent, the Garden of England.

The Port of Dover is working hard with partners to highlight the fantastic attractions that this iconic town and the rest of Kent have to offer. From here cruise passengers can immerse themselves in this unique and historic location, making it a fantastic choice for Cruise Lines and passengers.

Head of Business Development (Cruise), Sonia Limbrick said: "It was a marvellous sight to see three stunning cruise ships in the Dover Cruise Port together today. Dover is one of the most modern and progressive cruise ports in the country and is the port of choice for over 20 cruise lines. Through the promotion of all that's on offer at Destination Dover, and the wider Kent experience, we hope to encourage more cruise lines to visit us and help to boost our local, and county wide economy.

"I would like to thank Saga Cruises, Seabourn and Plantours & Partner for their visits today and their continued support. We wish them a pleasant onward journey until they return."

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Many thanks to the guys at the Port for the item above and for the ace pic at top...it truly was a great day for cruise ships here at the Port of Dover.
Below we have a couple of shots of the Seabourn Quest arriving very early, catching the early warm lighting. Will have further pictures of yesterdays ships to follow in due course.




But - lets not leave the cargo ships out either...following along from Ed's picture further down page of the Esmeralda ( 2938)...here she is leaving us and looking immaculate the other evening ( Wednesday).


Ace coverage of the Border Force at Ramsgate below there from Sarah ( 2939 ). Hugely topical at the moment as we know. Ed is also on the money below there too and right in the midst of the action.







Friday, 5 August 2016 - 07:01

 

Post 3396

  Ed Connell, Dover

HMC Valiant passing yacht.


Hamburg at the Admiralty Pier.


Prince of Wales with levelling progress to date in background.


Southern breakwater (departing Western as Cote and Spirit entering by Eastern).


Thursday, 4 August 2016 - 23:14

 

Post 3395

  Sarah, Ramsgate

We had the changing of the guard in Ramsgate this morning with both HMC Seeker & HMC Valiant in the harbour. When I got there Seeker was in the outer harbour waiting for Valiant to leave. Seeker had her RIB in the outer harbour as well, interesting to watch the retrieving of the RIB. Seemed to be a lot more Border Force Officials in the harbour so it looks like Border Force have reacted to yesterday's poor media for them. I noticed in Mike's recent photo that Seeker has lost her stripes today she is still the same.











Thursday, 4 August 2016 - 15:24

 

Post 3394

  Ed Connell, Dover

Esmeralda at the DCT yesterday.


Thursday, 4 August 2016 - 09:56

 

Post 3393

  Sea News, Dover

We are having very unseasonal weather and no mistake...me timbers are a-shiverin' Everything was slate grey for much of yesterday, it got better as the evening wore on, but earlier in all that greyness, a sailboat, I believe it was called Nadir, was making its way to France or beyond. All looked grey but then a shaft of sunlight from nowhere hit the water so I took up the challenge to see if a few pictures were possible...obviously long range....and there we are above. As you can see - the sea was rough. The sailboat disappeared from view and popped back up again in dramatic style. Ahhh the ups and downs of sailing.

Have added a couple of shots of the ferry below, one of the P&O Spirits, battling through the rough oul weather in the past day or so. Look at that truck on the bow getting a good sea lashing. Sales of fry-ups were down....





Many thanks for the comments guys.
Interesting pictures all round Mike - you got a bit of a scoop there re the pier. Will keep an eye out for that survey boat.
Great ideas there from Sarah re the Border Force, yes indeed why not get those former lifeboats into action.

As pointed out by Colette .. this we understand, is a triple header day for cruise liners. Yours truly better go and photograph them...pix in due course.

PaulB



Thursday, 4 August 2016 - 06:38