Manchester Ship Canal

Pictures from the "Yorkshire Ship Enthusiasts" visit to Eastham Locks and the Ship Canal in May 2008.

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MCS Victory

Our tug for the day.

Our captain

Our captain and host for the day.

Leaving Eastham Locks

En route to Stanlow and "Nanny"

AASHEIM

We pass AASHEIM on our way up the canal.

AASHEIM 2

And a stern shot.

Elvita 1

Unloading at Eastham she leaft the canal later on in the day.

MTS Vengeance

Moored at Ellesmere Port.

Terra Marique

Robert Wynn's heavey load barge at Ellesmere Port.

Cork Sand

West Minster Dredging's hopper barge.

MSC Viceroy

Came along to.

MSC Viceroy

MSC Vicroy having just passed Ellesmere Port Museum..

MSC Viceroy

Arriving at Stanlow.

Stolt Shearwater

Stolt Shearwater heads down the canal for Eastham.

Small Ferry

One of many small ferry crossings on the canal

this one is at Stanlow.

Nanny

Our first tow of the day from Stanlow to Eastham

Nanny

Our tow "Nanny" berthed at Stanlow

Getting ready

Getting ready to start the tow.

Turning Nanny

Getting ready for our journey back to Eastham with our tow.

Anna D

We let Anna D pass before we start our tow.

Stolt Dipper

Berthed at Stanlow

Stolt Tern

Outward bound passing Ellesmere Port

Passing Ellesmere Port

Heading back to Eastham.

Snowdrop

We slow down at Ellesmere to allow the ever popular Canal trip to pass. This time it was "Snowdrop"

Nanny at Eastham

Nanny is helped into the lock at Eastham.

Our next tow

Our next job, helping Fure Star into the large lock at Eastham.

Fure Star

We were on the stern of Fure Star for this movement.

Fure Star

Leaving Eastham

Keewhit

Leaving Eastham and up the canal en route for Stanlow.

MSC No 48

One of the canal company's maintenance barges.

Nord

Arriving at Eastham.

Sundstraum

Arriving at Eastham

Elvita 1

Leaving Eastham Lock outward bound.

Ben

Our last pic of the day.

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