First of all, the dear old lady we'd set out to find and the main reason for the trip - although she has a post to herself, here she is again.
The local tug SAR Mastelero, with visiting French warship L'Adroit just behind.
The Belize-registered Theodoros which, let's be honest, looks far from seaworthy
Isabella 1, which was to be our transport the next day, departing for Nador. Best known in Northern Europe as Olau Hollandia (when she was on the Sheerness-Vlissingen route), Gotlandia and, latterly, Nordlandia, she is charted by her new owners Isabella Cruises of Belize to Ferry Maroc, a subsidiary of Acciona Trasmediterranea. There'll be more of her in the next post.
Sorolla departing for Melilla, late at night.
Super-Fast Andalucia
And Super-Fast Canarias
Berkane, laid up in the port since her owners Comarit ceased operations in 2011. Her future is not at all bright, which is sad for a nice-looking ship like her. This might be the reason why Sherbatskiy (then Oleander) and others were chartered, to fill the gap.
MSM Don
Neptune Okeanis, seen in the Mediterranean as we were en route to Nador. It's a poor photo, taken at the extreme end of my 100-400mm zoom as we rolled and pitched our way across.
Volcán de Tinamar (the white ferry) and RSD Dalmatia seen at Melilla.
Another laid-up ferry, Mistral Express of Comanav who went out of business around the same time as Comarit.
