As the 2014 Shipping Page already has a large content we are opening a second page to cover July-December Shipping News : 2014 Shipping News July-December |
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MV Edinburgh's Cape Town Departure Report from Cynthia Green MV Edinburgh departed Cape Town at 8pm local time (6pm GMT - Tristan Time) on Wednesday 25th June. Passengers on board are: Islanders John & Vanessa Lavarello, Gerry Repetto, George Swain, Conrad, Sharon & Leon Glass, James Glass, Kelly Burns & Savanna Burns Green, and Dr. Pamela Levack. |
Shipping Schedule Update We publish the latest provisional shipping schedule from Ovenstones on 17th June which clarifies sailings of MV Edinburgh and MV Baltic Trader from August 2014 to January 2015 on the Shipping Schedule and Fares Page. |
Tricky Edinburgh loading and boarding on 28th May |
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MV Edinburgh Update Other passengers: Islanders Jason Green, George Swain, Simon & Natasha Glass, Ronald
Rogers, Neil Swain, James Glass; David Woodnutt
(Orthopedic Surgeon), Jean-Christophe Servant (Journalist) and Toncho
Dimitrov (Ovenstone Employee). |
MV Edinburgh Resumes Tristan Schedule |
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Ciao Bella's Visit |
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Baltic Trader Update from Cynthia Green Passengers went on board the Baltic Trader at about 17.45 GMT on Tuesday 15th April but the ship didn't depart until 19.45 the following day. Outgoing passengers were: Islanders Gerry Repetto, Leon Glass, Andre Repetto (returning to the UK after visiting family), Kelly Burns, Dr. Mohammed Sulaiman, Kobus Potgieter, Rohan Holt, Achmat Osman, Nikolay Dimitrov, and Erik Mackenzie. |
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MV Plancius Visit 10th - 13th April Photos from Tina Glass |
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MV Plancius arrived on 10th April and is shown above behind MV Baltic Trader and the yacht 'Diel' |
The Agriculture team, led by Neil Swain (centre) were soon busy organising a delivery of Tristan potatoes bound for St Helena |
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Unfortunately the weather prevented Plancius passengers coming ashore until Saturday 12th April but nevertheless the potatoes were loaded as were Islanders Conrad and Sharon Glass who joined the ship for passage to St Helena. Sharon will return to Tristan via Cape Town and Conrad continues to Ascension Island and then on to UK. Conrad and Sharon are on the RIB leaving the harbour above right. Passengers enjoyed a day ashore at Tristan on 12th April and on Nightingale Island the following day before the final cruise ship of the season left during the evening of Sunday 13th. For a full report and more images go to the 2013-14 Cruise Ship News Page. |
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MV Plancius and Yacht Arrivals |
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Photos above from Rohan Holt taken on 10th April show the cruise ship MV Plancius' delayed arrival at Tristan alongside MV Baltic Trader and (in the left photo) the yacht 'Diel'. Dawn Repetto reports that Conrad and Sharon Glass were taken on board the Plancius as additional passengers and that cargo for St Helena was also loaded, but the northerly swell prevented Plancius passengers coming ashore. |
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Dawn Repetto's photos show: Left - the yacht 'Wind Jamma' anchored offshore, whose crew of six had sailed from the Falkland Islands and are bound for Cape Town; Right: two views of the yacht 'Diel' whose crew of 8 sailed from Rio de Janeiro bound for Cape Town. |
April Shipping Update: One delayed vessel arrives, another on its way Baltic Trader Arrives Arriving at Tristan were the following passengers: Islanders Marion Collins, Yvonne Glass, Jody, Shirley & Charlie Squibb, and Asturias (Tordy) Repetto, Dr. Iain Levack, Dr. Anja Smit, Jim Kerr (Education Adviser), Achmat Osman (Table Bay Marine Representative) and Nikolay Dimitrov. MV Plancius Delayed |
1st April proves a busy day in Calshot Harbour as two yachts arrive on a fishing day |
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Photos from Tina Glass show the catamaran HQ2 and the single-handed yacht Saltash viewed looking east (above) towards Big Point and featuring the black cliffs of the 1961 lava flow and north (right) into the mid-day sun. |
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Dawn Repetto reports that Saltash just stayed for the day and left on the evening of 1st April. The yacht, sailed solo by a Dutchman came from South Georgia and is heading back to Europe. The impressive catamaran HQ2 left on the morning of 2nd April with a crew of three. Having taken part in the Cape to Rio race it is now returning in more leisurely style back to Cape Town. |
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March Trip Change MV Baltic Trader will replace MV Edinburgh for the March - April scheduled voyage, due to the Island’s project cargo requirement. Due to the large volume of cargo, the sailing date may be brought forward by up to two weeks from the scheduled departure of 27th March to allow an extended stay at Tristan to allow for discharge of cargo. |
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Agulhas 2014 Dates Announced We publish the provisional dates (final confirmation early August) for the third Tristan - Gough voyage from Cape Town on SA Agulhas II on the Shipping Page. The vessel is scheduled to complete the outward trip to Tristan in five days, departing 4th and arriving on 9th September. Last year the trip was seven days and usually six days are scheduled, so prospective passengers should be aware that 'provisional' means just that. |
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RIBS launched on 15th January as a precaution as Calf Marking Party failed to return at usual time - see 2014 Farming News for details |
MV Edinburgh's January Voyage Update from Cynthia Green |