Friends of the Ferries

Across the Mersey Dock and River Cruise.

This years trip took place on Saturday 21st June. After a very wet start the weather brightened and a good day was had by all.The Mersey ferry "M. V. Snowdrop" was used for the trip. The "M. V. Royal Daffodil" had been booked but due to mechanical problems she could not be used.

Haystraum

Outward bound and my first picture of the day taken in the mist and rain.

Birkenhead Shipyard

Navel ships and a dredger in for repairs at Birkenhead.

Cammell Laird

Another view of the former ship building yard of Cammell Laird, good to see several vessels being worked on.

Mc Tay's

Tugs in for repair and service on the McTays slipway.

Mersey Mammoth

Working at the Tranmere oil stages.

Royal Iris

Working the ferry service at pier head.

Trove Knutsen

Arriving at the Tranmere Oil Stages.

Keewhit

Inward bound for Stanlow

Empire State

U.S.A. training ship berthed at Liverpool

Empire State

Stern shot of the U.S.A. training ship visiting Liverpool.

Oakgarth

We shared Langton Lock with the tug "Oakgarth"

Royal Daffodil

The out of service "M.V. Royal Daffodil".

Challenge

Anna D

Loading grain for Manchester.

Navios Vector

Kiran Pacific

Loading scrap.

Muhlenau

Coastal Isle

Unloading at the container terminal.

Dutch Barge

Used for oil storage?

Dutch Barge

Stern view

Albert T

Henty oils bunkering barge

Henty Jack

Another oil tanker from the Henty fleet.

Henty Progress

Henty oil's coastal tanker.

Henty Provider

One of Henty Oils coastal tankers.

Coastal Guardian

Operatedby the enviroment agency

Liverpool Pilots

The pilot boats base.

Mersey Mariner

The docks dredger looking a little sad for itself

Pamela P

Any more for fishing?

Kerne

The preserved steam tug "Kerne"

Altea.

Used for training custom's officer's.

Loach

Princess Elizabeth

Looking very sad indeed.

Daniel Adamson

Former steam tug, now under restoration.

Scan Scarab

Mersey Mammoth

Returning to the MDHCs maintenance base.

Mersey Mammoth

Returning back to the maintenence base.

Liverpool Viking

berthed at the twelve quays terminal.

Royal Iris

The ferry atthe Woodside Ferry terminal

 

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