April brings a month of longer nights and brighter mornings, hopefully the weather will improve too.
EDITH passes Paull inward for King George dock…
… with PULLMAN closing in to make fast to her stern.
A regular sight as NABUCCO sails from Saltend.
RMS CUXHAVEN passes inward for Goole.
KLAUSEN passes Paull inward for Burton Stather, the first ship to work cargo there for many years. She is also notable as being one of the last coasters built by Yorkshire Dry Dock on the river Hull in 1995.
Another regular, FINNHAWK inward to King George dock.
Catching the morning sun nicely, ZILTBORG passes outward from Albert dock.
TIM heads in for King George dock on the ebb tide.
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The 2024 built AMALIA arrives at King George dock with a stiff breeze still blowing.
KINGSMAN working the stern of AMALIA.
JOHANN ESSBERGER approaches Alexandra dock for a second attempt at docking – this time successfully with two tugs.
SVITZER JOSEPHINE on the bow of JOHANN ESSBERGER.
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A very windy afternoon as TRUEMAN arrives from Immingham to help sail a vessel from King George dock – which cancelled – so all the way back to Immingham.
SVITZER VICTORY off King George dock to assist…
…JOHANN ESSBERGER into Alexandra dock – which also aborted and headed back to the anchorage…
… so SVITZER VICTORY also headed back to Immingham.