Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

OFFSHORE -  SAPURA 1200 at Malta - 23.04.2018. The 2014 built PAN flag pipelay crane vessel SAPURA 1200  called off Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for crew change by Miggiani Offshore workboat UNDAUNTED  on Monday 23rd April 2018 coming from offshore Libya. Below are images of the vessel off Valletta - Vessel was represented in Malta by Calpac Maritime Services Ltd (http://www.calpactraders.com) Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com

CONVEYANCE - Saudi ro/ro BAHRI JAZAN at Malta - 16.03.2018. The 2013 built SAU flag and owned ro/ro ship BAHRI JAZAN called 3 miles north east off Valletta Harbour today Friday 16th March 2018 at 1120 hrs (1020 UTC) for a crew change with workboat UNDAUNTED. Upon completion the vessel left to her next port of call - Bremerhaven, Germany.  She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard at Ulsan with a length overall of 225 metres. Her homeport is Dammam and a gross tonnage of 50,700 tons. Vessel was represented in Malta by Medsea Shipping Agency (http://www.medsea.com.mt) Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com

French Navy FS ACONIT F 713 calling off Malta. - 17.01.2018 The 1999 commissioned multi mission stealth frigate of the French Navy  FS ACONIT F 713 called off 3 miles North East off Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta on Wednesday 17th January, 2018 for a conveyance service with Pilot boat FOXTROT from 2231-2247 hrs. Originally to be named FS JAUREGUIBERRY she's now the Fourth in her class and the Fourth French Vessel to be renamed as ACONIT. In 2011 on 12th April she was due to call to Valletta for berthing inside during her deployment at Operation Unified Protector (OUP) Mission but her call was CANCELLED.  Interesting to say that her AIS was transmitting as UE WARSHIP and her destination was - EYE ON BENIN TTW. Above Photo of the frigate by our correspondent Peter Szamosi and the image of FOXTROT by Capt. Lawrence Dalli .   Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltaship...

Italy refuses entry to migrant rescue vessel left stranded off Malta An Open Arms Rescue vessel, the Panamian Flag GOLFO AZZURRO carrying three rescued persons has been left stranded in international waters after Italy seems to have denied it entry to its ports, citing breach of a new Code of Conduct for Search-and-Rescue NGOs introduced last week. Golfo Azzurro was last seen in Bouri Field Area, Libya of which she headed to Lampedusa, which was the nearest port of call, but was refused entry by the Italian authorities. Sources said that the Maltese government is adamnant that Italy needs to take the rescued persons in since Lampedusa was the nearest port of call to where they were saved by the NGO. Moreover, Italy had been in contact with the vessel during the rescue. The vessel, Golfo Azzurro that is run by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms approached Maltese waters because some of its crew members were in possession of tickets for flights departing from Malta of wh...