< October 2011 >

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Saturday, 1st October

Thursday, 6th October

The two Coastal container ships run a frequent shuttle service between Liverpool and Northern Ireland but are rare visitors to this part of the river. Normally, they just go to the container port, which is at the far northern end of the dock system. I don't know why they came down to Birkenhead today but they went up and down a few times and spend a long time waiting in the river.

Saturday, 8th October

Sunday, 9th October

Tuesday, 11th October

Wednesday, 12th October

Ships

Mersey Ferry terminal construction

The arrival of the jack-up barge carrying the piling rig that will drill the foundations for the new Mersey Ferry terminal. The smaller barge's legs are fixed in place but the larger one is floating, with the legs just serving as anchors.

Friday, 14th October

And now the crane barge. The large pipe will be sunk into the river bed, then the clay inside will be removed and the mooring pylon lowered in. The casing will then be removed and resited for the second pylon.

Saturday, 15th October

Sunday, 16th October

Monday, 17th October

Tuesday, 18th October

Light on the Mersey

Wind on the Mersey

Thursday, 20th October

Mersey Ferry terminal construction

Liverpool

Saturday, 22nd October

Tueesday, 25th October

Ships

Liverpool

Wednesday, 26th October

Thursday, 27th October

Ships

Building the new Mersey Ferry terminal

Fixing a casing so they can drill foundations.

Saturday, 29th October

Royal Daffodil's doing the black smoke thing again and, today, she executed a very strange manoeuvre, coming in to the wrong end of the Cruise Terminal at the wrong angle, taking ages to straighten up and then reversing to the correct end.

Sunday, 30th October

Monday, 31st October