SHIPS EXPECTED WORKINGTON Liva Greta 27th April Wilson Bilbao 28th April
SILLOTH Kaprifol 3rd May Ingrid B 7th May
SILLOTH Kaprifol 3rd May Ingrid B 7th May
Four large wind farm crew transfer vessels arrived In Whitehaven together which was of great interest to passing members of the public. Having been working on the Walney Offshore windfarm project off the coast of Barrow in Furness, it's believed they have finished their contract and are waiting for further orders.
Sharp eyed ship spotters may have noticed PROVIDENCE about the Solway Firth, this is being used at the moment for transferring the pilots for Workington and Silloth while the usually used Workington based DERWENT is temporarily out of action and is at an Isle of Man shipyard.
Work is now underway constructing a new storage facility for the regular imports of cement powder at the Port of Workington.
The scallop trawler STELLA MARIS entering Workington to unload their catch. The vessel has been a regular visitor now for several months.
Work on "The Edge" in Whitehaven is continuing. Described as a place for community spaces with a cafe and toilets and 16 bedrooms this must surely be a contender for the "Carbunkle of the Year" award. It appears to be totally out of place amongst the ancient port buildings and surrounds.
ZAPADNYY, a regular visitor to Silloth carrying a cargo of molasses ran aground as she was entering the dock. She was successfully refloated on the next tide. A small leak had been detected which required a visit to a drydock.
A few days after Zapadnyy sailed for drydocking from Silloth, after unloading her cargo of molasses and rectifying some deficiencies which meant she had been detained in the port until they were rectified, another tanker arrived also with a cargo of molasses. Pictured below discharging is KAPRIFOL, on her first visit to the port of Silloth.
Pictured in Whitehaven is the French registered brigantine LA MALOUINE which is normally based in south west Scotland. She was built in 1969.
Nearly a full year since the problem of discoloured water started in Whitehaven Marina the contamination continues to be a problem. The brown coloured water is staining the white hulls of the moored yachts and other vessels. Despite intensive investigations there appears to be no end to the problem being solved anytime soon.