Sunday 30 June 2013

Southampton Water, 30th June 2013

Had to go to the mainland today, via Southampton with the car, so I took the opportunity to grab a few photos, too. It was a nice warm sunny day, with clearing fog.

LS Anne, passing Cowes on her way in to Fawley. She was on a parallel course with us as we entered Southampton Water.




Other tankers at Fawley were Aframax River...


...and Baltic Mariner



This moronic yacht got right between us and Red Eagle this morning. We had to slow to a dead stop in order to give him the opportunity to get out the way. This is the type who gives WAFIs their name, he really was a Wind Assisted F**king Idiot.


Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Toreador was looking rather pale, her once bright red paint now faded to a washed-out pink.


The docks were busy with car carriers, as they always seem to be at weekends. Undine and Virgo Leader were at berths 39/40.


While Queen Victoria was in 46, which is the Ocean Cruise Terminal these days, with Höegh Shanghai in the opposite berth.




On the way home, NYK Orion was ahead of us, out in the Solent


And June is finally over. Good riddance to it!