Interesting Vessels entering the Mersey

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Living close to the entrance to the Mersey vessels come and go and good conditions for photography are not always favourable but I had been waiting to get a shot of the Customs vessel Seeker and following seeker in was The giant Maritime and Coastguard Agency tug “Anglian Monarch” , two in one day , my luck was in !!

Dave Wooley

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Dave, had to photograph the tanker Navion Britannia across the water at Tranmere, when I was in Liverpool last December.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here`s an interesting ship, not entering the Mersey, but leaving the Mersey

The tall ship……..Stavross S Niachos

 

Photo taken from New Brighton

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob good to hear from you . Great pictures , I like the Stavross a photogenic ship . I am about 5 mintes from the lighthouse .Which is my usual vantage point . But as you know you can predict the tide and traffic on the river but the weather conditions are not always on your side. here is one terrible picture that says it all about the right and wrong conditions and when not to shoot a picture !!!! Although to be fair it was a wee ways off!!

Dave Wooley

[ARH 2Participant @arh2]

You will be wearing that new camera out Mr Woolley.

Edited By ARH 2 on 09/02/2012 11:13:27

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Ron………It looks as though it`s already worn out!………LOL…..Only joking

 

So you live only 5mins from the lighthouse?…..I had no idea you lived on the beach!…..lol…….That`s another joke

 

I lke your blurry ship picture….it`s full of atmosphere and drama!

 

A bit fresh this morning……….-5C

 

 

 

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hello ARH Trying to get the feel of what it can not do, now I know

Dave Wooley

Hi Bob Ok don’t believe the rumors the lighthouse is not my second home!!

!!! but I do live within easy walking distance .

Even on a cold winters day this is why i like the spot so much

As you know Bob just where I stand to get the pictures is one of the best seats in the house “Fort Perch Rock” It’s as good a vantage point as the round tower at the entrance to Portsmouth harbour .

And this is why I like perch Rock so much .

Mind you not all the interesting ships are big ones !!

These pictures where taken a few days ago and on the shore it was really cold but if the tide and sun are in the right place then to suffer a wee bit is a small price to pay.

Dave Wooley

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

This one was also worth a photograph – the Mersey Ferry – Royal Daffodil

 

 

Edited By Tony Hadley on 09/02/2012 22:51:32

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Tony good shot and the Mersey Ferries not only offer dock tours and a “sea trip” but are an excellent vantage points to snap the odd picture or two at high tide.

Dave Wooley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Some more boats coming in, on a lazy Sunday afternoon

 

I can clearly remember, we had a lucky perilous escape from this very spot, where the fishermen are standing……..About 30 years ago!

We were metal detecting at the time and suddenly the entire beach turned into a wibbly wobbly jelly!

Luckily, we managed to get to safety, where we spotted a sign……”Do not walk on beach……Dangerous quicksand”

The quicksand has long gone now, by the introduction of strategically placed tidal barriers

 

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob yes I can remember only to well the “shifting sand” I was caught out as a child wandering to far and almost being cut off , time and tide and all that !! .

Also a wonderful vantage point for shipping entering the estuary at the right time is on Crosby Beach on the other side of the Mersey looking towards the North Wales coast

. Famous for its Antony Gormley “Iron Men”

 

Dave Wooley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Ship, ahoy!

 

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob now that’s a rare shot and a nice one .Very seldom that calm at high tide . At low tide you can of course walk safely to the light house and beyond , once again offering an exellent vantage point. Ellesmere Port Boat Museum also offers a superb location for taking advantage of traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal .

Dave Wooley

[Kimosubby ShipyardsParticipant @kimosubbyshipyards]

Now Dave,

 

this one’s right up your street (but across the river) on the old “Canadian Pacific” berthings if I remember correctly, just down river from the Steam Packet.

 

Now sure who it is, but I’m sure you do!

 

Kimosubby

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Kim Ah HMS Bulwalk .Thankfully and at the end of last month the ferry Mersey terminal /berth has been moved from the liner terminal and I believe the liner berth is due for an extension to allow 2 large vessels to be accommodated , Liner days are here again !!.

Dave Wooley

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Opps not Bulwark but Albion Senior moment!

Dave Wooley

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Today Sunday the conditions and traffic entering and leaving the River Mersey was good .

Here the RFA Small Fleet Tanker Black Rover is entering the channel .

A close in shot.

The New IOM ferry Ben-my-Chree

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Nice pictures Dave

The last on reminds me of a distant memory……….Ben My Chree

In 1946, Mother won the grand sum of……£12-12-6d…….on the football pools!

This paid for a day trip for two adults and three kids to the Isle of Man!…….We sailed on the Benn My Chree and came back on the Lady of Man

At the time, the Mersey was full of WW2 sunken ships!………I can clearly remember, seeing the masts and funnels sticking out of the water and it was a very sombre sight. The boat had to steer a course through them.

I also remember seeing several Sea Forts out to sea and they looked really macabre!

This was 65 years ago!

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob yesI to remember those semi -submerged wrecks now only the wreck buoy . Don't recall the forts though .

Just entering the channel and the only point where you can get a full bow on shot with out any back drop . Here the tanker Alfa Italia at full load entering the channel, maximum distance for the camera even though the conditions where good.

Also in one of the frames this unusual small vessel i think it services the Wind Farm .

And this with the huge tube for depositing bulk feed . How do they manage to get a good viewfrom the bridge ?

[ARH 2Participant @arh2]

Could it have a camera on the bow, linked to the bridge, but what do I know.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Dave

I like the big fat wide ship……A most unusual shot

Found this on the Mersey sea forts……..It even shows where they were!

http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1167

Well before your time!

Bob

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Hi Bob thanks for posting the link , a very interesting read . I was aware of their presence but I did not know how they where constructed and how they appeared .

Another shot on Sunday but this time towards Formby point . Unusual colour scheme !!

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

Posted by ARH 2 on 26/02/2012 23:32:53:

Could it have a camera on the bow, linked to the bridge, but what do I know.

Hi ARH Now there is a thought , perhaps there is a camera on the mast forward , lets have a closer look !

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

HMS Liverpool a Type 42 Destroyer entered the Mersey for the last time this morning . Condition on the river where far from ideal .

The picture was taken as Liverpool approached the channel and was flashing signals .

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