"The Dock of the Bay"

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17/6

Hull

CLIPPER LOYALTY

RISOLUTO

SPAR GARNET

WMS HARLINGEN

BIRKA SHIPPER

 

22/6

On the annual 'Friends of the Ferries' cruise on the Mersey

with the Yorkshire Ship Enthusiasts

EMPIRE STATE against a more famous building skyline

EMPIRE STATE

CLAVIGO

HAVSTRAUM

VIKING

KEEWHIT

MSC VICEROY

CYMYRAN

TOVE KNUTSEN

FORT ROSALIE

FORT GEORGE

MUHLENAU

NAVIOS VECTOR

FRI TIDE

KIRAN PACIFIC

CHALLENGE

ROYAL DAFFODIL

HENTY PROGRESS

SEAPORT ALPHA

WILLENDEAVOUR

OAKGARTH

SMIT BARBADOS, SMIT DONAU

LIVERPOOL VIKING

 

1/7

Hull

MARC-ANDRE

SALRIX

SKAGERN (extra photos 3/7)

CLIPPER SUND

.... and a new ship for the Hull fleet

LIZRIX

 

  SPECIAL FEATURE 

  HAMBURG, KIEL / KIEL CANAL, LUEBECK AND TRAVEMUNDE, JUNE 2008 

 

DAY 1 - HAMBURG

We took the morning 'Grosse Hafenrundfahrt' then the local ferry to Finkenwerder where spent the afternoon in a park overlooking the approaches to the port, with sun and increasing cloud, and a strengthening westerly wind!

BRAEMAR

OOCL ST. PETERSBURG

GOTLAND

SANTOS STAR

ROGALAND

KRAKA

NORASIA BALKANS

EMS TRADER

EURO STORM

ITAJAI EXPRESS

GOTALAND

BONNIE ROIS

ANNABELLA

SPICA

NORRLAND

SVEN

MSC BALEARES

MSC IRIS

ANDROMEDA J

ATAIR J

AGLAIA

MARIS

CSCL LONG BEACH

PLANET V

OLDENBURG F263

CAPE ELLIS

MIAMI

CAP SAN DIEGO

STOLT SHEARWATER

NORDERTOR

GRANDE ARGENTINA

KAPITAN KUROPTEV

TRANSJORUND

ELUSIVE

ORION

MEN AT WORK

VILLE DE BORDEAUX

ELEGANCE

MERIDIAN

OOCL SOUTHAMPTON

CEPHEUS J

ANDAMAN SEA

PERCEIVER

INGEBORG PILOT

CSAV RIO RAPEL

IJSSELDELTA

OCEAN MARINER

PEGASUS

SEAHAKE

ECL CHALLENGER

 

Hamburg tugs & miscellaneous

ACCURAT

CONSTANT

BUGSIER 2

BUGSIER 18

BUGSIER 19

FAIRPLAY I

FAIRPLAY VI

FAIRPLAY VII

WILHELMINE

RT ZOE

SD JACOBA

TUMAK

ZP CHALONE

HANSESLOP I

SCHAARHORN

STETTIN

HAMBURG

KIRCHDORF

LOTSE 2

 

DAY 2 - KIEL, KIELER FÖRDE and the KIEL CANAL, then to TRAVEMÜNDE

With a rather rainy start, we took the round trip down the Förde to Laboe and back, by which time the weather had improved ... then to the Canal bank for an afternoon of ships, sunshine and heavy showers! Stopped off at Travemunde on the way back in the early evening, for pizza and a few more ships.

COLOR FANTASY

STENA GERMANICA

DONAU TRADER

MAIN TRADER

HDW HERKULES

AEGEAN SKY

FRIGGA

WIGRY

LA ROCHELLE

JEANNY

HAMMELWARDEN

VITA

TERA

HUSKY RUNNER

Kiel tugs & miscellaneous

BULK & KIEL

FALCKENSTEIN

HOLTENAU

KITZEBERG

HEIKENDORF

LABOE

STRANDE

ATAIR

ODIN

KIEL

SCHARHORN

BUSSARD

WAL

FREYA

PALMEIRA (details added 25/6)

Kiel naval

PAPANIKOLIS (identified 25/6)

TYPE 212A SUBMARINE

FRANKFURT AM MAIN

SPESSART

OKER

FULDA

LABOE

ZOBEL

LANGEOOG

LUTJE HORN

HIEV

 

Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal)

We settled at the foot of a wooded slope still within sight of Holtenau, with a bend in the canal to the left of us. Little sun, and occasional heavy showers which drove us like woodland folk back into the trees for shelter! But 18 ships in a few hours kept the cameras clicking, especially with the bonus of two cruise ships at the end of the afternoon.

PAPER STAR

RONRIX

AMUR-2513

SUNA

BALTIYSKIY 108

NAVIGO

EEMSBORG

RENO

MAXIM GORKIY

AURA

FREYA

BERIT

SORMOVSKIY-3068

IDUNA

FRISIAN SUN

GARDNO

ASTOR

FAST JULIA

.... and so to Travemünde for some evening movements (and pizza)

TRANSEUROPA

STENA FREIGHTER

ENVOY

 

DAY 3 - LUEBECK, the RIVER TRAVE and TRAVEMÜNDE

We took the 10.30 ferry/excursion vessel from Luebeck to Travemünde, arriving at 12.00 and taking the 16.00 back, this was an excellent platform for viewing the shipping along this scenic river. Travemünde was buzzing with ferries and the bonus of a cruise ship.

 

Luebeck and the Trave

TITAN

FINTRY TWO

MEN AT WORK

STENA FORETELLER

STENA FORERUNNER

VIOLA GORTHON

STINT

FINNMILL

 

Travemünde

AXEL

CLAUS

FINNHANSA

FJORD ONE

NILS DACKE

STENA CARRIER

AZAMARA JOURNEY

MARITTIMA

BALTIC EAGER

FINNPARTNER

POTENITZ

TRAVEMUNDE

... and so ended our three-day adventure, thanks to Richard for the research and bookings and to him and Mike for gallantly driving on the wrong side of the road and the wrong side of the gear lever!

 

FOR MANY LINKS TO OTHER HUMBER-BASED AND GENERAL SHIPPING SITES,

SEE RON MAPPLEBECK'S EXTENSIVE LINKS PAGE ON

LINKS

 

 

SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

 

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