Category: Ships Blog

Ships Blog 8/1/2014

Afternoon all and welcome to the Ships Blog. What a contrast to yesterday’s weather. A pleasant break from the constant howling wind that’s been blowing around the Control Tower! Guess what we have more strong winds on the way in the next twenty four hours. We actually had a resident berth holder lock out today for about the first time in two weeks. All the boats were again checked yesterday to make sure their lines were ok. In the north basin  we have begun pressure washing the pontoons to clean them up for the coming season. Over at Felixstowe docks on Trinity 6 a Maersk Container ship has been spotted with a shifted load of containers, no doubt a rough time at sea!

Ships Blog 7/1/2014

MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAMorning all and welcome to today’s Ships Blog. Well guess what, its still blowing old boots, strongest gust today 37 knots at nine o’clock this morning. Direction is still south west although the temperature is a relatively mild 10 degrees. Looks like the wind will drop off tonight and definitely by lunchtime tomorrow. Temperatures appear to be falling a little by the weekend and there are still hints of some colder weather arriving by the mid or end of the month. In the yard the lads have been launching ‘Caroline’ a Vancouver 28 sold by the owner and leaving us soon and also moving ‘Raine Storm’ over to the crane ready to bring her ashore.