KSL Sakura Comes to Baltimore April 28, 2019

This big 292x45m (958×147.64ft) bulk freighter was built by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China in 2015 according to BalticShipping.com. She is owned by Golden Ocean and is one of their Capesize ships (ship datasheet).

In the video below she can be seen coming in looking empty amidst other ship and tugboat/barge traffic. As the pilot boat Maryland approaches water can be seen gushing out of her anchor ports. In the final scene just after she passes under the Key bridge the tugboat Lynne Moran can be seen alongside. You can get a sense of the massive size of this ship by looking at the people on deck.

Video of bulker KSL Sakura coming to Baltimore, Maryland

Ships ARC Honor and SBI Echo were also seen on this day.

5318-1 Bulk Freighter KSL Sakura & tug Lynne Moran — Bulker KSL Sakura and tugboat Lynne Moran

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ARC Honor Comes to Baltimore April 28, 2019.

This 190x32m (623.36×104.99ft) vehicles carrier was built in 1996 by Sumito Heavy Industries in Tokyo, Japan according to BalticShipping.com. Owned by American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) she can carry 5,783 cars. I first saw this ship as she was departing Baltimore, Maryland on March 10, 2019.

In the video below she can be seen passing the outbound bulker SBI Lambada. Then the bulker KSL Sakura can be seen following her in. In the scene following her passing under the Key bridge the tugboat Timothy McAllister can be seen alongside and then the tugboat Robert E. McAllister can be seen following. In the final scene watch as containers are being removed from the docked Maersk ship.

Vehicles carrier ARC Honor arrives in Baltimore, Maryland April 28, 2019

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5233-1 Vehicles carrier ARC Honor — ARC Honor arrives in Baltimore April 28, 2019

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Southern Maryland Celtic Festival April 27, 2019

I’d been waffling between the Fells Point Maritime Heritage Festival (Formerly the Privateer Festival which I attended last year) and the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival. Then a member of a living history group called the Wilde Irishe emailed me to see if I could come and that sealed the deal. The Maritime Heritage Festival will have to wait another year.

I found this event to be well put together and well worth the steep entry fee of $25 ($20 if purchased in advance plus a service charge). There’s a wide variety of things to see and do here with a lot of competitions from dance to music to sports.

There were also a large number of food options with at few doing Celtic food and drink. As the line to those were long I did the shrimp basket from Calvert Crabs which I found to be reasonably priced for event food at $10 for the basket and $1 for the bottle of water.

There were a number of living history groups from a variety of time periods spaced out comfortably with a variety of exhibits and demonstrations for the visitors to enjoy and learn from. The photo below is one I took of the Wilde Irishe group.

I ran into an exhibit presented by The Longship Company, a boat called the Gyrfalcon. I hadn’t heard of them before but hope to be able to catch their vessels on the water soon!

I would definitely recommend keeping an eye out for this event next year if you missed this one! You can see more photos I took at this event by clicking here.

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WECO Josefine Comes to Baltimore April 21, 2019

Writing a blog post on a bulk freighter ship like this one is usually a bummer because it can be difficult to find out anything about them such as who owns it. However, things are different for this 180x30m (590.55×98.43) ship which was built by Tsuneishi Heavy Industries and delivered January 15, 2018, their 242nd delivered vessel. Watch this great video of the naming and launching ceremony for this ship! This ship is owned by WECO Bulk and according to the launching video she is named for the daughter of the CEO.

In the below video she can be seen being helped towards Sparrows Point, owned by Tradepoint Atlantic, by tugs Timothy McAllister and Robert E. McAllister amidst pleasure boat traffic. For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of bulker WECO Josefine arriving in Baltimore, Maryland April 21, 2019

On this day I also saw the vehicles carrier Hoegh Asia arrive and the cruise ship Carnival Pride depart.

4847-1 Bulk Freighter WECO Josefine — Tugboats Timothy McAllister and Robert E. McAllister assist bulker WECO Josefine to Baltimore, Maryland April 21, 2019

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Hoegh Asia Comes to Baltimore April 21, 2019

This 228x32m (748x105ft) ro-ro vehicles carrier was built in 2000 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Seoul, South Korea. Owned by Hoegh Autoliners she can carry 7,850 cars. She had a bad day May 4, 2012 when she ran aground while entering Port of Livorno. She was having a better day on June 29, 2015 when she made the inaugural port call to Freeport, Texas’ new Horizon Terminal vehicles facility.

In the video below she can be seen being approached by the pilot boat Maryland but we can’t see the pilot boarding because the lee side was on the other side of the ship. As she passes look at the top for the basketball court! It can also be seen that she is due for a repainting. After passing under Maryland’s Key bridge the tugboat Lynne Moran can be seen alongside her. In the final scenes the tugboat Bridget McAllister can also be seen helping the Hoegh Asia to dock. For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of Hoegh Asia coming to Baltimore, Maryland.

She is the third Hoegh Autoliner ship I have observed around Baltimore. The first would be the Hoegh Manila and the second the Hoegh Berlin.

4765-1 Hoegh Autoliners Hoegh Asia — Hoegh Asia Coming to Baltimore, Maryland

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Carnival Pride Departs Baltimore April 21, 2019

She made her Easter departure on a sunnier day than she had a week earlier. You can read more about her in a blog posting I made about her November 25th arrival. In the video below it can be seen that pleasure boat traffic is starting to pick up a bit. For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of cruise ship Carnival Pride departing Baltimore, Maryland April 21, 2019

Besides the mention above I have also seen this ship October, 28th, 2018, January 6th 2019, and April 14, 2019.

4914-1 Cruise Ship Carnival Pride — Carnival Pride Departing Baltimore, Maryland April 21, 2019

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Tamesis Departs Baltimore April 14, 2019

This 244x32m (800.52×104.99ft) ro-ro vehicles carrier was built in 2000 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Geoje, South Korea according to BalticShipping. She was the first Mark IV ship to be built for Wallenius Wilhelmsen and can carry 5,496 cars. Ship Technology has an interesting write up of this ship.

In the video below she can be seen passing the inbound container ship MSC Vigo. A sharp eye will notice blue Linie containers atop the ship. Within these the company matures its Aquavit. Check out her giant stern ramp! For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of Wallenius Wilhelmsen vehicles carrier Tamesis departing Baltimore, Maryland April 14, 2019

The cruise ship Carnival Pride was also seen leaving this day.

4629-1 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Vehicles Carrier Tamesis — Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro vehicles carrier departs Baltimore April 14, 2019

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MSC Vigo Comes to Baltimore April 14, 2019

This 270x40m (885.83×131.23ft) container ship was built in 2012 by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries which is now Damen Shipyards Mangalia after Damen took control of Daewoo’s shareholding in 2017. According to scheepvaartwest she can carry 5,550 TEUs and has 716 reefer plugs. She is owned by Offen Reederei GmbH and operated by MSC.

In her arrival video below watch as she is first greeted by the pilot boat Maryland then passes the outbound Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro ship Tamesis. A size comparison can be made to the docked Evergreen ship Ever Lasting as she is helped to her own berth by tugs April Moran and Lynne Moran. The cranes can be seen lowering over the ship as the cruise ship Carnival Pride passes. For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of container ship MSC Vigo arriving in Baltimore, Maryland April 14, 2019

I have gotten video of one other MSC ship around Baltimore, the MSC Oriane on October 3, 2018 and March 26, 2019.

4625-1 Container Ship MSC Vigo — MSC Vigo arrives in Baltimore, Maryland April 14, 2019

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Carnival Pride Departs Maryland April 14, 2019

I have seen this ship come into and out of Baltimore, Maryland a few times over the past few months. What is different is that she’d gone to dry dock (scroll down a bit to find the Carnival Pride) between February 3 and 16 in Grand Bahama Shipyard. She had previously gone to dry dock in 2014. I was able to find a short video of her in dry dock which you can see here. You can read more about this ship in a previous blog entry I wrote about her November 25, 2018 arrival to Baltimore. I have additionally seen her on October 28th, 2018 and January 6th, 2019 though I did not write blog entries for those viewings.

The Carnival Pride is looking really good in the video below. In the first scene you can also see the cranes coming down on the container ship MSC Vigo. A Baltimore police boat can be seen in the first three scenes of this video as well. For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of the cruise ship Carnival Pride departing Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 2019

I have also seen her on October 28th, 2018 and January 6th, 2019 though I did not write blog entries for those viewings.

4727-1 Cruise Ship Carnival Pride — Carnival Pride departing Baltimore, Maryland on April 14, 2019

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Hermes Leader Comes to Baltimore, Maryland April 13, 2019

This 199x35m (562.89×114.83ft) vehicles carrier is owned by Ray Car Carriers according to BalticShipping.com and operated by NYK Line. She was built in 2015 by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and quickly became a hero when she rescued 336 people on July 14 in the Mediterranean Sea. I have been unable to find more details about this rescue so I don’t know what vessel they were rescued from.

In the video below she can be seen passing the outbound tug Elizabeth Ann. Tugboats Timothy McAllister and Bridget McAllister assist her into Baltimore, Maryland. Watch for the kayaker in the last scene! For best results watch in FULL SCREEN. You may need to watch for 20+ seconds before full resolution kicks in.

Video of NYK Line Hermes Leader Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland April 13, 2019

She is the 4th NYK Line ship I have seen around Baltimore, the others being the Taurus Leader (September 15, 2018), Atlas Leader (December 15, 2018), and Capricornus Leader (March 23, 2019)

4553-1 NYK Lines Vehicle Carrier Hermes Leader — NYK Line Hermes Leader Arrives in Baltimore, Maryland April 13, 2019

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