3951. R. TUCKER THOMPSON with all sails set passes along the East Coast Bays of Auckland with the Skytower, 4-5kms distant, dominating the skyline. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9314
3952. YOUNG ENDEAVOUR and R. TUCKER THOMPSON leading the tall ships OOSTERSCHELDE and EUROPA along the Rangitoto Channel past Auckland's East Coast Bays. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9315
3953. BREEZE, part of the fleet based at the Voyager Maritime Museum in Auckland, heads back into port as PICTON CASTLE continues her outbound passage. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9316
3954. SPIRIT OF NEW ZEALAND (IMO 8975603) and the yacht SEA HARMONY offshore from Auckland's East Coast Bays. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9317
3955. JANE GIFFORD (a NZ flat bottomed scow) leads PICTON CASTLE past the East Coast Bays of Auckland. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9318
3956. JANE GIFFORD (a NZ flat bottomed scow) leads PICTON CASTLE past the East Coast Bays of Auckland. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9319
3957. EUROPA off Mairangi Bay and with the sun catching her sails passes PICTON CASTLE outbound from Auckland following the inaugural tall ships festival. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9320
3958. TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL, AUCKLAND - The fleet arrives en-masse in gusty conditions for the inaugural tall ships festival in Auckland. Seen here rounding North Head as they sail into the Waitemata Harbour... Date: 25 October 2013 Image ID 9236
3959. TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL, AUCKLAND - The fleet arrives en-masse for the first ever tall ships festival in the City of Sails. Seen here, from left are the Jubilee Sailing Trust's LORD NELSON (UK, 1986, a... Date: 25 October 2013 Image ID 9237
3960. TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL, AUCKLAND - The fleet arrives en-masse the parade headed by the Spirit of Adventure Trust's own SPIRIT OF NEW ZEALAND (IMO 8975603), a three masted barquentine (second from left).... Date: 25 October 2013 Image ID 9238
3961. MAERSK DRURY (2006/53481grt/53911dwt/IMO 9317937) sails for Tauranga following her maiden call at the port of Auckland. Now operating on Maersk's Southern Star service, MAERSK DRURY replaces LEXA... Date: 24 October 2013 Image ID 9233
3962. MAERSK DRURY (2006/53481grt/53911dwt/IMO 9317937) sails for Tauranga following her maiden call at the port of Auckland. Now operating on Maersk's Southern Star service, MAERSK DRURY replaces LEXA... Date: 24 October 2013 Image ID 9234
3963. MAERSK DRURY (2006/53481grt/53911dwt/IMO 9317937) sails for Tauranga following her maiden call at the port of Auckland. Now operating on Maersk's Southern Star service, MAERSK DRURY replaces LEXA... Date: 24 October 2013 Image ID 9235
3964. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - a Philippe Starck/Martin Francis-designed superyacht built in Keil, Germany at the Blohm + Voss shipyard. She is seen here... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9224
3965. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - a Philippe Starck/Martin Francis-designed superyacht built in Keil, Germany at the Blohm + Voss shipyard. She is seen here... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9225
3966. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - splendidly sleek and futuristic above her waterline, she is visually bizarre when viewed from the bottom of the Babcock New... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9226
3967. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - a Philippe Starck/Martin Francis-designed superyacht built in Keil, Germany at the Blohm + Voss shipyard. She is seen here... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9227
3968. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - A's port prop and rudder is seen here as she sits on the blocks in the Babcock New Zealand drydock in Auckland where she has... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9228
3969. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - She is seen here sitting on the blocks in the Babcock New Zealand drydock in Auckland where she has undergone routine maintenance... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9229
3970. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - A's starboard stabiliser fins are seen here as she sits on the blocks in the Babcock New Zealand drydock in Auckland where she... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9230
3971. HANJIN ARGENTINA (2013/37200grt/45349dwt/IMO 9632765) sails for Tauranga from Auckland's Fergusson Container Terminal ending her maiden call at the port. Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9231
3972. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) - a Philippe Starck/Martin Francis-designed superyacht built in Keil, Germany at the Blohm + Voss shipyard. She is seen here... Date: 23 October 2013 Image ID 9232
3973. HMNZS CANTERBURY (L-421/9000grt) - the RNZN's Dutch-built multi purpose vessel puts to sea from Devonport Naval Base in her homeport of Auckland. Date: 21 October 2013 Image ID 9222
3974. HMNZS CANTERBURY (L-421/9000grt) - the RNZN's Dutch-built multi purpose vessel puts to sea from Devonport Naval Base in her homeport of Auckland. She is seen passing Bean Rock lighthouse as she rounds... Date: 21 October 2013 Image ID 9223
3975. ETHEREAL (480tons) - a 58m Ron Holland-designed keth built in 2009 at the Royal Huisman shipyard in Vollenhove, The Netherlands. Both exterior and interior design by Pieter Beeldsnijder. Seen here at... Date: 21 October 2013 Image ID 9607
3976. OOCL BRISBANE (2009/40168grt/50575dwt/IMO 9445502) in the Yarra River, arriving Melbourne, Australia. Date: 20 October 2013 Image ID 9322
3977. MORNING CAROLINE (2008/60876grt/22717dwt/IMO 9338723) outbound from Melbourne, Australia. Date: 20 October 2013 Image ID 9323
3978. MUNTGRACHT (2012/9254grt/11744dwt/IMO 9571545) Spliethoff's general cargo vessel makes her maiden call at Auckland, New Zealand on 19 October with a large consignment of yachts and motor launches. I... Date: 19 October 2013 Image ID 9221
3979. NAHLIN (1930, ex-LUCEAFARUL, LIBERTATEA, NAHLIN) - The superyacht NAHLIN, last seen in New Zealand waters in 1930 the year of her completion for owner Lady Henrietta Yule, lays at anchor in Auckland's... Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9210
3980. NAHLIN (1930, ex-LUCEAFARUL, LIBERTATEA, NAHLIN) - The superyacht NAHLIN, last seen in New Zealand waters in 1930 the year of her completion for owner Lady Henrietta Yule, lays at anchor in Auckland's... Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9211
3981. MSC ELOISE (1991/37902grt/44541dwt/IMO 8917778, ex-MAERSK NIIGATA) entering the Rangitoto Channel inbound to Auckland from Tauranga, New Zealand. Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9215
3982. MSC ELOISE (1991/37902grt/44541dwt/IMO 8917778, ex-MAERSK NIIGATA) in the Rangitoto Channel off Narrow Neck beach inbound to Auckland from Tauranga, New Zealand. The car carrier Morning Miracle... Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9216
3983. MORNING MIRACLE (2006/46800grt/12600dwt/IMO 9289908. Renamed LAKE TAUPO in 2017) - owned by Zodiac Maritime of London, inbound to Auckland, NZ from Brisbane, Australia, in the Hauraki Gulf nearing... Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9217
3984. MORNING MIRACLE (2006/46800grt/12600dwt/IMO 9289908. Renamed LAKE TAUPO in 2017 - owned by Zodiac Maritime of London, inbound to Auckland, NZ from Brisbane, Australia, enters the Rangitoto Channel of... Date: 17 October 2013 Image ID 9218
3985. NAHLIN (1930, ex-LUCEAFARUL, LIBERTATEA, NAHLIN) - The superyacht NAHLIN, last seen in New Zealand waters in 1930 the year of her completion for owner Lady Henrietta Yule, lays at anchor in Auckland's... Date: 16 October 2013 Image ID 9213
3986. NAHLIN (1930, ex-LUCEAFARUL, LIBERTATEA, NAHLIN) - The superyacht NAHLIN, last seen in New Zealand waters in 1930 the year of her completion for owner Lady Henrietta Yule, lays at anchor in Auckland's... Date: 16 October 2013 Image ID 9212
3987. NAHLIN (1930, ex-LUCEAFARUL, LIBERTATEA, NAHLIN) - The superyacht NAHLIN, last seen in New Zealand waters in 1930 the year of her completion for owner Lady Henrietta Yule, lays at anchor in Auckland's... Date: 16 October 2013 Image ID 9214
3988. K. NEPTUNE (2012/18462grt/29037dwt/IMO 9634892), Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 13 October 2013 Image ID 9355
3989. PLAN QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer, PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A guided missile frigate of China's Peoples Liberation Army Navy arrived in Auckland today fresh... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9191
3990. PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A guided missile frigate of China's Peoples Liberation Army Navy arrived in Auckland today fresh from the Royal Australian Navy anniversary celebration in Sydney. She was... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9192
3991. PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A guided missile frigate of China's Peoples Liberation Army Navy arrived in Auckland today fresh from the Royal Australian Navy anniversary celebration in Sydney. She was... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9193
3992. PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, PLAN Qingdao (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer, PLAN Linyi (FFG547) a type 054A guided missile frigate of China's Peoples Liberation... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9194
3993. PLAN QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer (seen here heading toward her berth at Princes Wharf), PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A frigate and PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9195
3994. PLAN QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer, PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A frigate and PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, three ships of the China's Peoples... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9196
3995. PLAN QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer, PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A frigate and PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, three ships of the China's Peoples... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9197
3996. PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A frigate (seen here), QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer and HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, three ships of the China's Peoples... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9198
3997. PLAN QINGDAO (DDG113) a type 052 Luhu-class guided missile destroyer, PLAN LINYI (FFG547) a type 054A frigate and PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, three ships of the China's Peoples... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9199
3998. PLAN HONGZEHU (AOR881) a Fuqing-class tanker, berthing in Auckland, New Zealand. She is one of three ships of the China's Peoples Liberation Army Navy which arrived in Auckland fresh from the Royal... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9200
3999. PACIFIC REEFER (1999/14505grt/17322dwt/IMO 9179268) discharges cargo at Auckland havng arived earlier from Noumea. She is owned by Pacific Reefer Shipping Company and managed by Seatrade Groningen BV... Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9204
4000. SUPERFLYTE (1995) - operated by Fullers Ferries of Auckland, NZ, makes a low speed crossing of the Waitemata Harbour to Devonport in stormy, choppy conditions. Date: 11 October 2013 Image ID 9207
4001. A (2008/5959grt, known as PROJECT SIGMA or SF99 during construction) approaches the Babcock NZ drydock for a period of routine maintenance on her underwater surfaces and engineering. Passing her... Date: 10 October 2013 Image ID 9180