GALLERY

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This is the famous ( for all the wrong reasons ) ferry Estonia . On the positive side of things it is because of her that safety onboard other ships has been improved .

James Clark Ross

The British Antarctic Survey ship upon which my best man has gone to see the penguins and to have a run around in RIB's . He even gets a crown above his stripes , but then I suppose it takes all sorts !!!

South Rock Lightship

Blue Star

This is the first company I ever worked for and I have some fond memories . Recently they have been taken over by P&O and have very few British personel left onboard . But in the good old days their ships looked something like this ;

Details Name : Scottish Star Built : Belfast , Northern Ireland Length Overall : 151.0 m Gross Tonnage : 10,291 Breadth : 22.0 m Summer Draught : 8.730m Service Speed : 19 Knots Type : Reefer

The ship is seen loading pallets of bananas in Ecuador .

Details Name : Wellington Star Gross Tonnage : 11,382 Type : Container ship specialising in reefer boxes

The ship is seen in New Zealand loading cargo for the West Coast of the USA .

RMS St Helena This ship runs from the UK to Tenerife - St Helena - Ascension - St Helena - Cape Town and then back again . Once a year , around Christmas , it also calls at the small British island of Tristan de Cunha . It is a passenger liner carrying both cargo and passengers . To the Saints ( the name given to the local inhabitants of St Helena ) it is a lifeline bringing mail , supplies and is also their main means of coming and going from the island . There is no proper port at Ascension Island , Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha . All cargo and passenger operations are carried out at anchor as seen from the photo .

Some of the boats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution .

From Left to Right :
Arun Class with a crew of 6 and a speed of 18 knots , this vessel has a range of 230 n. miles
Waveney class has a crew of 5 , a speed of 16 knots and a range of 170 n. miles.
Atlantic 75 class has a crew of 3 and a speed of about 34 knots for up to 3 hours .

Tall Ships

The " Royalist "
The Russian Tall ship " Krusenstern "

Details Name : MIR Built : 1987 Gdansk , Poland Hull Length : 95m LOA : 109.4m Breadth : 14m Draught : 6.60m Sail area : 2771 sq. m Displacement : 2947T Ht of masts above water line : 49.4 m No. Crew berths : 484 No. Trainees berths : 144

The tall ship "Mir" which I had the privilge to sail onboard . The name Mir is Russian for Peace although I believe it can also mean a small village.

The ships of the Royal Navy

Endurance - The exploration and Antartic Survey ship for the Royal Navy .

A Royal Naval Hunt Class vessel at sea .

Type 42 Destroyer from the Royal Navy .

HMS Invincible