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IRON DUKE READY FOR ACTION

HMS Iron Duke spotted at anchor near the Plymouth Breakwater this afternoon. The Duke-class frigate is working up rejoining the fleet after a 6-year absence

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BRITISH SEA POWER ON SHOW IN THE SOUND

Some of the most intense security along Plymouth Hoe’s waterfront tonight as HMS Vanguard nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine was outbound from Devonport. Her refit and

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HMS IRON DUKE IN THE SOUND

In the intense mist & rain and the dazzling of lights by the Plymouth breakwater HMS Iron Duke is outbound with tugboats – and was

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A TUG OF A TOW FOR TORPOINT FERRY

The PLYM ferry was spotted being towed by tug boats in the Sound this afternoon – on her way down the coast to Falmouth’s A&P

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A SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY VISIT

Saga Ocean Cruises’ Spirit of Discovery arrived in wet & misty Plymouth Sound this morning on a nine-hour whistle stop visit to the city. The cruise

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SHIPS IN THE LINE

@RFAFortVictoria @HMS_Richmond Belgium warship Louise-Marie, and the Gibraltar oil tanker Anton waiting to enter the Plymouth Cattewater Wharves this morning at the Plymouth Breakwater. For

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BANK HOLIDAY SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

A busy Bank Holiday for Shipping Movements in the Sound. Ro-Ro cargo vessel Hurst Point, German Replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main and @RFAFortVictoria at the

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BON VOYAGE TO THE OCEAN NOVA

Bon Voyage to the Arctic Cruise Ship the Ocean Nova that has been visiting Plymouth over the last three days. Plymouth Volunteer Cruise Ambassadors Founder

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GERMAN REPLENISHMENT SHIP IN PLYMOUTH

The 12-year-old German Navy support vessel the Frankfurt am Main (A1412) is the second ship of the Berlin Class Replenishment ships. She was ordered in 1997