
THE QUEEN ARRIVES AT THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER
The £3.2bn carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was spotted outside the Plymouth breakwater this morning at anchor on our live webcams. The huge carrier is set
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The £3.2bn carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was spotted outside the Plymouth breakwater this morning at anchor on our live webcams. The huge carrier is set

This morning our live webcams spotted the 43-metre luxury expedition motor yacht, Friendly Confines, inbound to the Barbican Landing Stage. The vessel, formerly known as

The MV Artania arrived this morning in the Sound and is Plymouth’s second cruise visitor of 2026. A regular visitor to the city, the luxury

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Look back gallery dated 13th May 2025 and @RFALymeBay inbound to @HMNBDevonport http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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Look back gallery dated 13 May 2024 and the arrival of the three masked tall ship the Pascual Flores, and famous from the hit 1970s BBC drama series 'The Onedin Line'. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@AWShips (Ro-Ro) cargo ship the Hurst Point was spotted on our webcam nbound to @HMNBDevonport today. The ship was built in 2002 and part of the 4 Point-class sealift ships that transport military vehicles and equipment for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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@AWShips (Ro-Ro) cargo ship the Hurst Point was spotted on our webcam nbound to @HMNBDevonport
today. The ship was built in 2002 and part of the 4 Point-class sealift ships that transport military vehicles and equipment for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
Look back gallery dated 12th May 2023 and the German replenishment ship the Frankfurt am Main inbound to @HMNBDevonport http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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Look back gallery dated 12th May 2020 and in the middle of the UK's Covid lockdown @HMSScottRN reminded me - the beautiful world was still out there.
HMS Scott is the largest survey vessel in Western Europe, and the fifth largest vessel in the Royal Navy.
Named after the
A Drilling Jack Up vessel FLO JACK 1 was spotted on our webcam passing the Plymouth waterfront this afternoon - and in the distance @HMSQNLZ at anchor outside the breakwater. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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THE QUEEN ARRIVES AT THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER
The £3.2bn carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was spotted outside the Plymouth breakwater this morning at anchor on our live webcams.
The huge carrier is set for a busy period of sea trials and NATO exercises coming up.
She will be at
@HMSQNLZ spotted outside the Plymouth breakwater at anchor today. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@HMSQNLZ spotted outside the Plymouth breakwater at anchor today. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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The Belgium navy frigate the BNS Leopold I outbound in the Sound this morning. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com contact@westwardshippingnews.com