Antigoni currently berthed in west float, Birkenhead 06/12/09
Stolt Kite & Antigoni in west float 06/12/09
Stolt Kite about to pass through Duke street bridge into west float 06/12/09
Boisterous about to enter Alfred lock on the way out to Lochaline 06/12/09
Boisterous taken in East float heading outward for Lochaline after unloading logs 06/12/09
Stolt Kite in Alfred basin, Birkenhead 06/12/09
Chartsman taken off Seacombe inward for Eastham QE2 06/12/09
Coaster Antares along with laid up Fisher tankers Asperity, Seniority & Superiority at Vittoria dock, Birkenhead 05/12/09
A rowing competition going on infront of Antagoni in Birkenhead west float 05/12/09
Belsize Park & Ashgarth taken in a small patch of sun off Jobs ferry inward for Eastham oil dock 23/11/09.
Princess Naomi making her way outward to sea 23/11/09
Princess Naomi passing the pier head outward Eastham oil dock to Lynas anchorage 23/11/09
Stolt Avocet departs Latchford locks heading outward to load at Stanlow & Birkenhead after calling at Partington 17/11/09. She had waited here for 2 hours while crew ballasted the stern so she would clear scaffolding underneath the cantilever bridge in Warrington.
F 48 on the way back to Eastham waits for Stolt Avocet to clear the lock at Latchford 17/11/09
Stolt Avocet arriving at Latchford locks after a 07.15 departure from Partington 17/11/09
Limited clearance underneath the cantilever bridge. The canal water level also had to be lowered by around 4ft for the inward & outward journey. Photo courtesy of SNTG.
Plans of the scaffolding on the cantilever high level bridge in Warrington. Photo courtesy of SNTG.
Chemical Trader with the help of only one tug the MSC Volant inward for Stanlow taken at Ellesmere Port 16/11/09
Work starting on a new footbridge which will connect the BBC media city to the Imperial war museum 15/11/09
A shot taken to show the changing background opposite the former drydocks at Manchester where the new BBC media city is being completed 15/11/09
Calemax Enterprise & Gina D waiting to be unloaded at Manchester No 3 dock 15/11/09
Stolt Avocet docking at Partington No 3 berth with Irlam viaduct in the distance 15/11/09
Stolt Avocet slowing down near her destination of Partington oil dock taken from the disused Cadishead railway embankment 15/11/09
Stolt Avocet inward for Partington passing the penny ferry at Thelwall 15/11/09
Stolt Avocet getting underway from Latchford 15/11/09
Stolt Avocet top level at Latchford locks inward for Partington 15/11/09. Due to the cantilever bridge having scaffolding underneath it the canal level between Latchford and Eastham was lowered by around 4ft so there would be enough clearance.
Stena Pioneer at Fleetwood 08/11/09
Flinterwave passing through Alfred basin into Birkenhead east float 09/11/09
Flinterwave waiting for more water outside Alfred lock 09/11/09
Mersey Mammoth heading for Eastham to replace an inner gate on the 80ft lock the next day 09/11/09
Flinterwave swinging mid river with Hydrographic survey vessel HMS Roebuck at Pier head 09/11/09
Flinterwave taken off Seacombe inward for Birkenhead 09/11/09
WD Mersey leaving Irlam locks on the way up the canal to Mode Wheel 31/10/09
F48 first out of Irlam locks infront of WD Mersey 31/10/09
F48 with WD Mersey at Irlam locks 31/10/09
Westminster Dredging survey / plough vessel F48 arriving at Irlam locks 31/10/09
