Tag Archives: Bristol Channel

Shipping notes No. 183 (June).

Posted on 04/07/2020 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. Nothing since last issue Appledore. No news regarding the shipyard. Yelland Quay. Dea Gloria – 1/6 (2 trips). 2/6 Seen at 06.30, outward bound. This was her last trip to Yelland before she returned to her base on … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 182 (May).

Posted on 06/06/2020 by Tango Alpha

In port – Bideford Quay. Argos – built 2007; (ex- Argos 2015, Wilson Dunmore 2017); flag St Johns, Antigua & Barbuda; owners German; crew Ukrainian & German; from Londonderry to Castellon; arrived 4/5, sailed 6/5; loaded 2,850 tons ball clay.       … Continue reading →

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Shipping notes No. 181 (April).

Posted on 03/05/2020 by Tango Alpha

Bideford Quay. Noticed on my computer on the 1st April the Oldenburg was sailing towards Sharpness. I spoke to the Lundy Office, and they informed me that as passenger services to the island were suspended due to the Coronavirus they … Continue reading →

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Laver.

Posted on 21/01/2012 by Tango Alpha

I am not suggesting that you rush out onto the foreshore to start collecting and make your own Laver, but it shows you the lengths mothers generally went to, to feed their families. If you were to accept the media … Continue reading →

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