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IN A TIDE CLASS OF THEIR OWN

The RFA Tidesurge outbound in the Sound this evening, and a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

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HMS ENTERPRISE OUTBOUND

Devon built ship HMS Enterprise was outbound in the Sound this afternoon. HMS Enterprise, is the tenth ship to bear the name and is a

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HMS PORTLAND OUTBOUND

The first Royal Navy ship image of 2023 by Westward Shipping News of HMS Portland outbound in the Sound this evening.

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CITY WELCOMES THE PONT-AVEN

TODAY, is the 50th anniversary of the first-ever Brittany Ferries voyage into Plymouth that was carrying a cargo of cauliflowers and cognac from Roscoff, on

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50 YEARS OF BRITTANY FERRIES IN PLYMOUTH

TODAY, is the 50th anniversary of the first-ever Brittany Ferries voyage into Plymouth that was carrying a cargo of cauliflowers and cognac from Roscoff, on

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THE SCANDIC OIL TANKER

The Scandic, oil/chemical tanker sailing under the flag of Denmark (inbound) on her way into Plymouth’s Cattedown Wharves this morning with the THV Galatea in

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THV Galatea leaving Millbay

The buoy-laying vessel the THV Galatea leaving Millbay this morning in mist and rain Plymouth Sound. YOU CAN SEE HER NOW ON OUR LIVE WEBCAM,