< June 2011 >

Wednesday, 1st June	Ships
Thursday, 2nd June	Ships
Saturday, 4th June	HMS Severn Other shipping
Sunday, 5th June	A pigeon on my balcony
Monday, 6th June	Ships
Wednesday, 8th – Saturday, 25th June	In the USA — see separate page
Monday, 27th June	An oil tanker
Tuesday, 28th June	Ships
Wednesday, 29th June	The cruise liner Astor and other ships
Thursday, 30th June	A ferry

Wednesday, 1st June

Thursday, 2nd June

The Isle of Man Steam Packet own two fast ferries but they took the smaller and older one, Snaefell, out of service a while go and she's been laid up at Cammell Laird. However, they have a big surge in traffic while the Isle of Man TT is on so they've brought her back into service to run extra sailings.

Saturday, 4th June

HMS Severn

Sister ship to HMS Mersey, who was here in April.

Other shipping

OK so Alexandra Tower isn't actually a ship. They don't normally bring container ships this far downriver but it seems that this was Independent Voyager's maiden voyage so, if I'd waited a little longer, I'd have seen the tugs turn on their fire hoses to welcome her into port.

Independent Voyager, being assisted by Svitzer Maltby (stern) and Svitzer Bidston (bow)

Sunday, 5th June

I found this pigeon perched on my balcony. He didn't seem to mind when I took photos of HMS Severn so I took some of him, too. He didn't even mind when I fired my flash at him.

Monday, 6th June

HMS Severn slipped away this morning. One time I looked out of my window, she was there; the next, she wasn't. Pidge had gone before I woke, leaving only a neat little pile of pidgeon poo in the corner.