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MV Hjaltland

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:46:23 +0000

The recent stormy weather brought an unusual visitor to Sunderland with the MV Hjaltland of Northlink Ferries lingering offshore. Serving the Aberdeen - Kirkwall - Lerwick route, the ship was headed to Newcastle for its annual refit, but the strong easterly winds prevented it reaching its destination.

After almost four days sailing around offshore, it finally arrived into Newcastle on 7 February. I am sure the crew will have been very relieved with that!

Roker Lighthouse

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:14:46 +0000

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A picture emblematic of the last two weeks in Sunderland, with seemingly unending strong easterly winds and rain. The lighthouse has been subjected to a strong battering but appears to be undamaged thankfully.

Sea Melody

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:05:06 +0000

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Just a short voyage for the 'Sea Melody', having left Middlesbrough for Sunderland a couple of hours earlier.

Whitprogress

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:31:04 +0000

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The chemical tanker 'Whitprogress' departing the Port of Sunderland for Calais. It had been refuelling the cable layer 'Leonardo da Vinci' overnight.

Armada 78-03

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:33:50 +0000

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The 'Armada 78-03' berthed at Greenwells Quay. Three different ships of the Ocean Infinity fleet have been a regular visitors to Sunderland in the last few weeks.

Armada 78-05

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:18:41 +0000

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The offshore support vessel 'Aramada 78-05' berthed at Corporation Quay. The company Ocean Infinity is most well known for supporting the continued search for the missing MH370 plane in the Indian Ocean.

Pan Harvest

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:08:59 +0000

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The bulk carrier 'Pan Harvest' arriving into Sunderland from Antwerpen accompanied by the 'Ormesby Cross' tug. The sister ship 'Pan Orion' had visited Sunderland the previous August.

Hunzedijk

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:22:43 +0000

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The cargo ship 'Hunzedijk' moored at Greenwells Quay.

IWS Sunwalker

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:03:05 +0000

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The work/repair vessel 'IWS Sunwalker' arriving into Sunderland. The ship is one of seven vessels operated by Integrated Wind Solutions and was launched earlier in 2025.

Snowdon Sunrise

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:21:34 +0000

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Sunrise peeking through the Llanberis pass in the Snowdon mountains in north Wales as seen from the train from Holyhead to Bangor. Snowdon, Wales's highest mountain at 1,078 metres, is in the mountain group just right of the pass.

CL Flanders

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:59:25 +0000

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The 'CL Flanders' passing the Wave Basin fort with a cargo of lumber transported from Scarbster in northern Scotland. That port has become a regular origin for cargo ships to Sunderland this year though this is the first since July.

Widdy Bank

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:22:07 +0000

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Looking west along the River Tees towards Widdy Bank farm in the upper reaches of Teesdale. The area has notable concentrations of endangered upland wildlife, including Black Grouse and Curlew.

PIP #1: Raven Scar opposite Widdy Bank farm showing an extensive scree field.
PIP #2: Looking back east towards Westernhope Moor.

4-Winds

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:31:10 +0000

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The offshore supply vessel '4-Winds' of the Dutch N-Sea company arriving into Sunderland from Hartlepool. The ship is configured for surveys and subsurface work.

RNLI Lifeboat - B945 ('Seagil')

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:29:33 +0000

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The Atlantic 85-class Inshore lifeboat B-945 ('Seagil') of the RNLI on exercise in the Port of Sunderland. It replaced the B-817 (Wolseley') in October 2024 following 17 years of service and was sold to the Icelandic Search and Rescue Service.

Pyramid

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:30:40 +0000

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Sadly not one of the famous Egyptian pyramids, this is the daytime marker to aid maritime navigation built in 1810 at the northeastern tip of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

PIP #1: A side view of the marker which makes for a nice excusion from the main village on the island.

Berwick Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:01:47 +0000

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Appearing almost endlessly long in the fog, the Berwick bridge links the town of Berwick with Tweedmouth across the River Tweed. Built between 1610 and 1624, it is now open only to pedestrian traffic, with cars now using the Royal Bridge just visible in the background.

Horden Viaduct

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:35:26 +0000

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The Horden Viaduct is a 43 metre high viaduct that crosses the broad valley of Castle Eden Dene a little south of the village of Horden. Consisting of ten arches, it was completed in 1905 as part of the Durham coast line linking Newcastle, Sunderland and the Tees valley.

PIP #1: Another view of the viaduct.

Church Point

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:50:07 +0000

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Looking north from Church Point near Newbiggin towards Lynemouth power station and the south Northumberland coast. Formerly powered by coal, Lynemouth was converted to a biomass burning power station in 2018.

Sans Vitesse

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:24:59 +0000

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The eye-catching accommodation barge 'Sans Vitesse' moored at Corporation Quay. The barge was being moved to Rosyth near Edinburgh to house workers servicing the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

After spending a couple of days moored here, the barge was moved into the adjacent Hudson Dock for several weeks before completing the journey north.

Longviking

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:47:47 +0000

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The cargo ship 'Longviking' departs Sunderland on the way to Jorf Lasfar on the west coast of Morocco. The 'Longviking' is owned by the Dutch 'Longships' group.