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NEW LIFEBOAT: First Ireland Tamar named by President

The first of the new 16m Tamar class lifeboats to serve in Ireland was named and dedicated at the busy fishing port of Kilmore...

RO-RO FERRY: Heaviest cargo ever

What is believed to be the heaviest cargo ever carried by Brittany Ferries, and certainly the heaviest handled by the ro-ro freighter Cotentin (2007/22,542gt)...

FERRY LINK: New terminal for Gosport

After a number of unseasonal weather-related delays, Gosport Borough Council took delivery of its brand-new covered linkspan and pontoon on 22 June. The £5...

FISHING VESSEL: Trawlers in London

From 6 to 12 June the state-of-the-art pelagic Peterhead trawler Lunar Bow (PD265) was moored alongside HMS Belfast. The visit was timed to coincide...

NEW CRUISE SHIP: Costa’s latest launched in Venice

Costa Cruises’ new flagship was delivered by Fincantieri’s Marghera Shipyard in June. Costa Favolosa, the 15th vessel in Costa Cruises’ fleet, is 114,500gt and...

LIBERTY SHIP: Liberty ship found and lost

There are a number of Liberty ship hulls still afloat, most nearly unrecognisable in their present form. One such is the 1942-built Davy Crockett,...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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