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The beautifully designed superyacht, the 55-metre Feadship explorer the Shinkai, was spotted at the Barbican Landing Stage this evening. The luxury vessel last visited the

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Our live webcams spotted the 55-metre Feadship explorer super yacht Shinkai leaving the Sound this morning with an escort from the Plymouth Pilot Boat.
The luxury vessel is a regular visitor to the city and reportedly owned by the successful business entrepreneur Eric
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AMERICAN GIANT ARRIVES IN PLYMOUTH
Look back gallery dated the 17th April 2021 and the USS Carter Hall Ferry Dock Ship arriving in the Sound and inbound to @HMNBDevonport on a port visit.
The vessel is a Harpers Ferry Class Dock Ship and equipped to transport and launch
@hmssevern at buoy and the @TheIslandTrust topsail schooner the Johanna Lucretia at the Plymouth breakwater this afternoon. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@hmssevern at buoy near the Plymouth breakwater this afternoon. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
LOOK BACK TO THE GREAT ATLANTIC VOYAGES
Look back gallery dated 16th April 2023, and the huge cruise liner MS Rotterdam arrives in Plymouth on a port visit.
The ship is no stranger to the city and south-west coastal towns and especially to a high-profile visit in Plymouth dated
@RFAProteus spotted on our live streaming webcams this morning inbound to @HMNBDevonport http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@RFAProteus spotted on our live streaming webcams this morning inbound to @HMNBDevonport http://westwardshippingnews.com
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@HMSSutherland was spotted on our live webcams this evening outbound in the Sound. http://www.westwardshippingnews.com
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@HMSSutherland was spotted on our live webcams this evening outbound in the Sound.
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THE SHINKAI SUPER-YACHT BACK ON THE BARBICAN
The beautifully designed superyacht, the 55-metre Feadship explorer the Shinkai, was spotted at the Barbican Landing Stage this evening.
The luxury vessel last visited the city on August 9th, 2025, and is reportedly owned by the
Look Back Gallery dated 15th April 2025 and @RFAProteus spotted inbound to @HMNBDevonport
The Proteus is used for protecting undersea cables and other infrastructure and as a mothership for drones and other systems with crews from the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.