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High Tides

Thursday, May 15 01.07 (4.6) 13.40 (4.5) Friday, May 16 02.02 (4.8) 14.27 (4.7) Saturday, May 17 02.47 (4.9) 15.08 (5.0) Sunday, May 18 03.27 (5.0) 15.46 (5.1) Monday, May 19 04.04 (5.1) 16.22 (5.2) Tuesday, May 20 04.40 (5.1) 16.57 (5.2) Wednesday, May 21 05.14 (5.0) 17.31 (5.1) THE LIZARD: Add three minutes. COVERACK: Add 18 minutes. ST IVES: Add seven minutes. FALMOUTH: Add 35 minutes. PORTHLEVEN: Subtract two minutes. HELFORD: Add 20 minutes.

Anniversary celebrations for dry dock Fifty years ago in May 1958 Falmouth embraced the burgeoning super-tanker era when HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opened the newly constructed Queen Elizabeth dry-dock, the largest privately owned dry-dock in the United Kingdom at the time.

Unusual ship causes a stir AN unusual looking ship graced the waters off Falmouth recently causing many people to wonder what it was.

High tides

NEWLYN Thurs, May 8 06.17 (5.5) 18.38 (5.5) Fri, May 9 07.05 (5.2) 19.28 (5.3) Sat, May 10 07.57 (4.9) 20.23 (5.0) Sun, May 11 08.55 (4.6) 21.26 (4.7) Mon, May 12 10.05 (4.3) 22.40 (4.5) Tues, May 13 11.27 (4.2) 23.59 (4.5) Wed, May 14 12.42 (4.3) ____ ____ THE LIZARD: Add three minutes. COVERACK: Add 18 minutes. ST IVES: Add seven minutes. FALMOUTH: Add 35 minutes. PORTHLEVEN: Subtract two minutes. HELFORD: Add 20 minutes.

High Tides

NEWLYN Thursday, May 1 00.43 (4.5) 13.18 (4.5) Friday, May 2 01.41 (4.9) 14.09 (4.9) Saturday, May 3 02.31 (5.3) 14.55 (5.3) Sunday, May 4 03.17 (5.6) 15.38 (5.5) Monday, May 5 04.01 (5.7) 16.21 (5.7) Tuesday, May 6 04.45 (5.8) 17.06 (5.8) Wednesday, May 7 05.31 (5.7) 17.51 (5.7) THE LIZARD: Add three minutes. COVERACK: Add 18 minutes. ST IVES: Add seven minutes. FALMOUTH: Add 35 minutes. PORTHLEVEN: Subtract two minutes. HELFORD: Add 20 minutes.

Good luck to pilot gig crews Good luck to all the local pilot gig clubs in the forthcoming World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly.

Fond farewell for Whitstar’s captain after 50 years at sea Captain Albert Foord, master of the Falmouth-based bunkering tanker Whitstar, has retired after nearly 50 years at sea.

Falmouth DD rowers race towards £1,000

Six ladies with a very special mission in mind at the World Pilot Gig championships are the Falmouth DD crew, Alison Trickey, Debbie Maxted, Emma Vyvyan, Caroline Heard, Rose Ross and Lucy Wilson, who are racing to raise £1,000 for the Breast Cancer Campaign. To date they have raised over £800. They will be racing in pink T shirts which has what is being described as an interesting logo!

Quiz night for mission

A quiz night is being held at the Mabe Community Hall this Saturday at 7pm with all proceeds going to the Mission to Seafarers Falmouth branch.

Shipping intelligence

Tuesday, April 22 Panamanian tanker Chemstar Angel (11,951/99) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Rotterdam. Dutch general cargo vessel Australiaborg (11,864/07) arrived from Cork for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Canada. Barbadian coaster Torrent (999/92) arrived from Newhaven to load stone at Porthoustock and sailed for Newhaven. Greek tanker Astro Arcturus (53,074/97) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Firth of Forth, Scotland. Singaporean tanker Watford (8,482/05) sailed from Falmouth Bay for orders. Wednesday, April 23 Bahamian bulker Nirefs (40,570/01) arrived from New Orleans for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Ijmuiden, Netherlands. Antiguan reefer Neerlandic (3,955/85) arrived from the Panama Canal for bunkers in the Carrick Roads and sailed for St Petersburg. Panamanian bulker Dong Chang Hai (18,074/97) arrived from Casablanca for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Latvia. Panamanian bulker Power Loong (36,540/92) arrived from South Africa Bay for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Hamburg. St Vincent salvage tug Osprey Fighter (318/07) arrived from Rotterdam to Northern Arm with barge in tow. British coaster Teal (794/89) arrived from Littlehampton to load stone at Porthoustock and sailed for Littlehampton. Isle of Man tanker British Courtesy (29,214/05) arrived from El Ferrol for bunkers in Falmouth Bay. Liberian ro ro Letoon (5,503/82) arrived from Abidjan for bunkers in Falmouth Bay. Cayman Islands bulker Mystras (27,581/01) arrived from the Panama Canal for bunkers in Falmouth Bay.

High tides

NEWLYN Thursday, April 24 06.35 (4.9) 18.51 (4.9) Friday, April 25 07.03 (4.7) 19.22 (4.8) Saturday, April 26 07.34 (4.5) 20.00 (4.5) Sunday, April 27 08.17 (4.3) 20.53 (4.3) Monday, April 28 09.23 (4.1) 22.10 (4.2) Tuesday, April 29 10.54 (4.0) 23.32 (4.3) Wednesday, April 30 ------------ 12.14 (4.2) THE LIZARD: Add three minutes. COVERACK: Add 18 minutes. ST IVES: Add seven minutes. FALMOUTH: Add 35 minutes. PORTHLEVEN: Subtract two minutes. HELFORD: Add 20 minutes.

Shipping intelligence

Tuesday, April 15 Liberian tanker Tuchkov Bridge (27,725/04) arrived from Port Everglades for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Norway. St Vincent bulker Rembrandt (16,166 /75) arrived from Aviles, Spain, for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Gdansk. Moroccan tanker Mar Patricia (10,527/98) arrived from Teesport for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Stanlow. Marshall Islands general cargo vessel Rickmers New Orleans (23,119/03) arrived from Philadelphia for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Hamburg. Liberian tanker Sir Athos (14,937/86) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Rotterdam. Panamanian bulker Angel Island (16,960/04) arrived from Morocco for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Amsterdam. French tanker FS Sara (5,271/07) moved from Falmouth Bay to Duchy Wharf. Greek tanker Kastelorizo (29,506/91) arrived from Costa Rica for bunkers in Falmouth Bay and sailed for Whitegate. Singaporean tanker Watford (8,482/05) arrived from Dunkirk to discharge at the Eastern Arm. Bahamian cruiseship Ocean Nova (2,183/92) moved from No. 4 dry-dock to Duchy Wharf. Belgium lpg tanker Eeklo (23,519/95) arrived from Donges, France, to Falmouth Bay. Bahamanian Quest (1,211/92) sailed from Duchy Wharf for Western Isles, Scotland. Kastelorizo (29,506/91) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Whitegate, Ireland. Wednesday, April 16 Eeklo sailed from Falmouth Bay for Firth of Forth, Scotland. British research vessel Ocean Observer (2,820/87) moved from Queens Wharf into No. 4 dry-dock. Singaporean tanker Watford (8,482/05) sailed from the Eastern Arm for Portland. Indian tanker Sanmar Serenade (25,877/92) arrived from Luanda to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for Amsterdam. British tanker Mersey Fisher (2,760/98) arrived from Milford Haven to discharge at the Eastern Arm. Thursday, April 17 Marshall Islands cruiseship Van Gogh (15,402/75) sailed from Falmouth Bay for Bremerhaven. Liberian tanker Elka Bene (30,770/02) arrived from Ventspils for bunkers in the Carrick Roads and sailed for Sao Luis, Brazil. Mersey Fisher sailed from the Eastern Arm for Milford Haven. British tug MTS Vengeance (156/88) arrived from the Medway to Crossroads Buoy towing the barge Terra Marique (2,786/04) which continued to Truro later. St Kitts reefer Tokyo Bay (7,111/78) arrived from Brazil to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for St Petersburg. MTS Vengeance moved from Crossroads to Queens. Isle of Man ro ro BBC Kusan (8,831/00) arrived from Equatorial Guinea to Carrick Roads for bunkers. Liberian bulker Eastgate (17,066/90) arrived from Brazil to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for Brunsbuttel, Germany. Friday, April 18 Isle of Man ro ro BBC Kusan sailed from the Carrick Roads for Esbjerg, Denmark. Terra Marique sailed from Lighterage Quay, Truro to Queens Wharf. Saturday, April 19 Gibraltar general cargo vessel Sandon (13,340/04) arrived from Hampton Roads to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for Gdansk, Poland. Antiguan general cargo vessel BBC Ireland (6,296/06) arrived from Takoradi to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for Amsterdam. Panamanian tanker Jose Stream (13,632/96) arrived from El Palito, Venezuela, to Carrick Roads for bunkers and sailed for Rotterdam. Panamanian tanker Eternal Diligence (40,803/06) arrived from the Delaware River, USA, for bunkers in Falmouth Bay. Singaporean tanker Monte Carlo (16,555/87) arrived from Savannah to Falmouth Bay for bunkers. Marshall Islands tanker Cape Bon (25,108/03) arrived from New York for bunkers in Carrick Roads. Marshall Islands tanker Stena Fr8 1 (29,597/07) arrived from Curacao to bunker in the Carrick Roads and sailed to await orders in the bay. Sunday, April 20 Marshall Islands tanker Cape Bon sailed from Carrick Roads for Amsterdam. Singaporean tanker Monte Carlo moved from Falmouth Bay for bunkers in the Carrick Roads and sailed for Rotterdam. Britsh barge Terra Marique sailed from Queens Wharf for Rotterdam towed by the tug MTS Vengeance. Marshall Islands tanker Kraslava (23,315/07) arrived from Skikda, Algeria, for bunkers in Carrick Roads. Cayman Islands reefer Ice Field (5,978/88) arrived from Santander for bunkers in the Carrick Roads. Monday, April 21 Kraslava sailed from Carrick Roads to sea. Greek tanker Astro Arcturus (53,074/97) arrived from Portland, USA, for bunkers in Falmouth Bay. Ice Field sailed from the Carrick Roads for Houston, Texas. Singaporean tanker Watford (8,482/05) arrived from Portland to Falmouth Bay. Panamanian tanker Eternal Diligence sailed from Falmouth Bay for Brofjorden, Sweden.

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