Maritime Features

Photographic Roundup – April 2015

Introduction

This months photography roundup heavily features DFDS Seaways new Dover-Calais vessel the Malo Seaways. She arrived in Dover for berthing trials on the 20th April 2015 and entered service, replacing the Calais Seaways, on the 22nd April 2015. The Calais Seaways has now gone to Gdansk in Poland for an extended dry docking which will involve the replacement of one of her main engines.

As well as being on hand for the maiden arrival of the ‘Malo’ in Dover we also managed a late afternoon trip to Calais with P&O Ferries on the 24th April to catch the ‘Malo’ on the move in Calais harbour as well.

The weather for the maiden arrival of the Malo at Dover couldn’t have been better with lots of sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. The weather in Calais on the 24th April was overcast with the occasional ray of sunshine and during the crossing over it was very foggy, that usually doesn’t bode well for photography.


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The Calais Seaways seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 13th April

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The Calais Seaways seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 13th April

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The Pride of Burgundy is seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 13th April

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The Pride of Burgundy is seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 13th April

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The Pride of Burgundy is seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 13th April

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The Pride of Kent is seen departing the Port of Dover via the Western entrance on the 20th April

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The Malo Seaways arrives in Dover for the first time on the 20th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways arrives in Dover for the first time on the 20th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways arrives in Dover for the first time on the 20th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways arrives in Dover for the first time on the 20th April 2015

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The harbour patrol/pilot launch ‘Dovorian‘ heads out into the bay as the THV Alert approaches the Western entrance

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The Trinity House Vessel (THV) ‘Alert‘ is seen here having passed through the Western entrance on her way to the tug haven

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The Rodin departs Dover into a rather foggy channel

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The Rodin departs Dover into a rather foggy channel

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The Pride of Burgundy looms out of the fog whilst arriving at Dover

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The Pride of Burgundy seen berthing in Dover

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The bunkering vessel ‘Coralwater‘ seen ballasted down by the stern on the Eastern arm at Dover

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The Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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A close up of the bow of the Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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A closeup of the stern of the Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways showing her P&O heritage with the name ‘European Ambassador‘ still visible

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A closeup of the stern of the Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen arriving in Calais as the Pride of Burgundy gets underway for Dover

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The Pride of Burgundy gets underway for Dover

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The Pride of Canterbury arrives in Calais

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The Pride of Canterbury arrives in Calais

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The Nord Pas de Calais departs Calais for Dover

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The Nord Pas de Calais departs Calais for Dover

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The Nord Pas de Calais departs Calais for Dover

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The Spirit of Britain arrives in Calais

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The Berlioz arrives in Calais from Dover

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The Berlioz arrives in Calais from Dover

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The Malo Seaways seen departing Calais for Dover on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen departing Calais for Dover as the Berlioz proceeds to her berth

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The Malo Seaways seen departing Calais for Dover on the 24th April 2015

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The Malo Seaways seen departing Calais for Dover on the 24th April 2015

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The Pride of Canterbury departs Calais for Dover

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The Pride of Canterbury departs Calais for Dover


All photographs on this page were taken with a Canon EOS 550D and Canon EOS 700D. All Photographs are the © Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos) 2015, All rights reserved.

I would like to remind you that the photos on this page may not be used without prior permission. If you require high-resolution non watermarked copies of any of my photos for your own private collection or for publication please free to get in contact to discuss your requirements.

One Comment

  1. Well well Ray great pictures again chapeau! but that company “My Ferry Link” was or is belong to the owners of the channel Tunnel? or?
    Did I also have seen an old Norfolk line ferry who’s now under the flag of My Ferry Link I mean Nord pas de Calais.
    Today here is Kings Day our King Alexander has his birthday today so almost everyone had a day off and the weather seems sunny and dry but too much wind from the Northwest but ok it’s dry no rain, ha ha

    Grt. Henk.

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