YORKSHIRE LADY 8739310 leaves Corpach locks, Caledonian Canal, 8-8-2009 for Fort Augustus. The 107gt landing craft was built in 1967 at Rheinwerf Gmbh, Mainz.

SHEKSNALES 6412229 at Torquay, 11-1-1991. She was built in 1964 at Hollming O/Y, Rauma, and owned by the Baltic Shipping Co., St. Petersburg. LOA 102m beam 14m. 2731gt. Photo Chris Cheetham.

MERIDIAN II, 8111881, (Cyp) Yd. 588, Peters Wewelsfleth, 1499/81 (now DILA S in 2007) at East Yelland Quay, near Bideford, loaded with scrap for Spain. 1000h, 29-09-1998. Photo Chris Cheetham.

JANS, 5427643, (HON) 355gt, Yd. 160, Busum in 1953 as the Hermann Blume, passes Weston Point from Marsh Lock, Manchester Ship Canal, 1600h, 22-6-1984. Photo Chris Cheetham.

ESTELAND 5403922 498gt/ 58, awaits the stevedore gangs to discharge in Runcorn Dock, Manchester Ship Canal, 0745h 27-6-1983. The vessel was built at the J.J. Sietas Yard No. 411.

ELLEN W 7367926 ex Guy Chipperfield, 1982, awaits her turn to discharge at BOCM, Selby, River Ouse, 3-9-1989. The vessel was built at Bergum in 1974. 459 gt 645 dwt. 47.7m loa. Photo Chris Cheetham.

DROCHTERSEN 5387740 499gt/ 58, seen on the buoys in Dartmouth, awaiting the tide for Totnes to discharge Baltic timber, 1500h 2-5-1985. The vessel was built by C. Luhring, Brake. Photo Chris Cheetham.

BURE 6927468 built as Cadence in 1969 at the Yorkshire Dry Dock, Hull, is seen here at the berth on the Dutch River, Goole, 3-9-1989. GT 347 Loa 44.4m beam 7.88m. Draught 3.21m. Photo Chris Cheetham.

BEN VARREY 8507365 (Ex Triumph for Beck's of Groningen) lies alongside Bideford Quay with a cargo of salt from Kilroot, 4-10-2009. Photo Norman Hardacre.

ARKLOW SPIRIT, 9117959 b 1995, put into Plymouth after loosing engine power on a voyage from Rotterdam to Holyhead. A diver found rope wrapped around the prop! 17-7-2009.

ARKLOW SPIRIT 9117959 heads out into Plymouth Sound and takes the eastern passage to clear the breakwater to continue her voyage with petcoke for Rio Tinto, Holyhead, 17-7-2009.