mv Grand Eagle - 24th November 2015

On 23 November, I attended a car carrier, mv Grand Eagle, at B Appleton Dock to prepare for a compass adjustment the next morning. I spent the night on board in the pilot cabin and the ship sailed at 0645 the next morning. I disembarked with the pilot outside the heads at 10.30 on the 24th.

At Appleton Dock B.

Looking astern from the monkey island.

A ship sailing from Swanson Dock at 0600.

Looking across Swanson Dock from the ship's bridge wing.

We didn't need tugs but the agent had already booked them.

This was just a part discharge of Grand Eagle's cargo from Germany, the remainder to Port Kembla. before she heads to Korea for her next cargo. While by no means what is considered a large car carrier these days, she still carries 1600 cars.

Sailing downriver past Webb Dock.

Passing Queenscliff at 1000h.

mv Lefkes - 29th May 2015

Lefkes was discharging soymeal from Argentina at Geelong

Tankers at Geelong

Late night sailing

mv CS Caprice - 2nd April 2015

CS Caprice at Yarraville

With the friendly Third Mate. Unusually, she's from the Bahamas.

The pilot and the ship's Master.

In the South Channel

 

 

Pilot transfers outside the heads

 

mv Rivertec - 12th March 2015

On 11th March I took the train and bus to Portland to do a compass adjustment aboard mv Rivertec the next day. She was deeply laden with logs for China.

Waiting for departure - 0700 12th.

A woodchip carrier at an adjacent berth.

The tug arrives.

The Chinese Third Mate and helmsman.

Lashings to keep the logs in place.

The Captain (L) and the pilot.

Another woodchip carrier loading.

Job done and back to shore by launch.

mv Glory Atlantic - 3rd February 2015

I did a compass adjustment aboard this cement carrier on 3rd February.

Glory Atlantic at the cement berth, South Wharf.

Just rounded the Hovell.

The pilot's navigation laptop.

The pilotage information card for the captain.

Ship's checklists.