1. WILLIAM C. DALDY (IMO 5390345) assisted by CHRISTINE MARY (IMO 9192301, ex-QS MAPLE) moved from her Devonport berth across the harbour to take part in the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival. Date: 13 March 2026 Image ID 14626
2. WILLIAM C. DALDY (IMO 5390345) assisted by CHRISTINE MARY (IMO 9192301, ex-QS MAPLE) moved from her Devonport berth across the harbour to take part in the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival. Date: 13 March 2026 Image ID 14627
3. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the full-size ship handling EV tug, displays her fire-fighting capabilities as we, aboard the preserved steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY cross the finish line of the... Date: 26 February 2026 Image ID 14528
4. MAHI, a very smartly presented tug operated by STF Group of Auckland, marine assest management, design and constructions and salvage and rescue specialists Date: 11 February 2026 Image ID 14504
5. Maritime photographers work in all weathers. A photographer waits in last evening's stifling humidity and misty rain for the right shot from Devonport Wharf. Date: 2 February 2026 Image ID 14482
6. MAHI (Maori: Work): assisting during pile replacement at Devonport's Victoria Whraf. Date: 28 January 2026 Image ID 14467
7. CAPRICORN ALPHA (2011/196grt/164dwt/IMO 9608879, ex-MITRA CATUR 8), owned and operated by Heron Construction of Papakura, Auckland, blasts off the start line of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14497
8. Auckland 2026 Anniversary Day Regatta Parade of Historic Vessels - Ariki (A3), built in 1905 tries taking avasive action as the classic launch AMAKURA II cuts across her path. Sadly, the 90 year-old... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14498
9. ARIKI (A3) a classic gaff cutter launched in 1905, ends up wedged under the bow of the 90 year-old steam tug WILLIAN C. DALDY after being forced to take evasive action after being "cut off" by the... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14499
10. WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935) - Crew members and volunteers of the steam tug check out the situation as the 1905-built gaff cutter ARIKI (A3) tries disentangling herself from beneath the bow of the tug.... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14500
11. ARIKI (A3) - Proceeds during the Auckland Anniversay Day Regatta Parade of Classic Vessels, moments after colliding with the stean tug WILLIAM C. DALDY. Caught under the tug's bow after being forced... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14501
12. CAPRICORN ALPHA (2011/196grt/164dwt/IMO 9608879, ex-MITRA CATUR 8), owned and operated by Heron Construction of Papakura, Auckland, awaits the start line of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14513
13. CAPRICORN ALPHA (2011/196grt/164dwt/IMO 9608879, ex-MITRA CATUR 8), owned and operated by Heron Construction of Papakura, Auckland, turns toward the start line of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14514
14. CHRISTINE MARY (ex-QS MAPLE), LHK and SPARKY - it's all go as they begin the 2026Auckland Anniversary Day tug race. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14516
15. IONA M - a tug/utility vessel operated by Heron Construction of Auckland, get ready for the 20026 Anniversary Day tug race. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14518
16. LHK, a tug/utility vessel operated by Heron Construction of Auckland, along with SPARKY and HAURAKI, two of the Port of Auckland's tugs, ready for the start of the 2026 Anniversary Day Regatta tug... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14519
17. PACIFIC WAY (1960/111grt/IMO 5242952, ex-MOUNT MAUNGANUI, SOUTHERN ALPHA) operated by Heron Construction, arriving in the assembly point for the start of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug... Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14525
18. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the full-size ship handling EV tug, displays her fire-fighting capabilities. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14529
19. TURIHAUA (1977/104grt/IMO 7532040) preparing for the start of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug race.... friends and family included. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14531
20. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the full-size ship handling EV tug, displays her fire-fighting capabilities. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14536
21. TURIHAUA (1977/104grt/IMO 7532040) preparing for the start of the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug race.... friends and family included. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14538
22. LHK, a tug/utility vessel operated by Heron Construction of Auckland. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14545
23. LHK, a tug/utility vessel operated by Heron Construction of Auckland. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14546
24. ROA - built in the late 1920's/early 1930's by Sam Ford, was once a mussel dredge for the Coromandel Mussel Dredging Company. Seen here passing inbound close in to Devonport Wharf, Auckland. She... Date: 10 January 2026 Image ID 14411
25. ROA - built in the late 1920's/early 1930's by Sam Ford, was once a mussel dredge for the Coromandel Mussel Dredging Company. Seen here passing inbound close in to Devonport Wharf, Auckland. She... Date: 10 January 2026 Image ID 14412
26. AFRICAN FINCH (2020/IMO 9888857/23573gt/37520dwt) inbound from Lyttelton to Auckland for her maiden call. Owned, managed and operated by Meiho Kaiun KK of Imabari, Japan. The electric tug SPARKY... Date: 5 January 2026 Image ID 14400
27. HAIDA 1929 (IMO 8981652/ ex-Ex-DONA AMELIA, SARINA, USC&GS PIONEER, USS ARGUS, HAIDA G, HAIDA, ROSENKAVALIER) undocking from the Babcock drydock in Devonport towed by the Thomson towboats TURIHAUA (r)... Date: 29 November 2025 Image ID 14300
28. HAIDA 1929 (IMO 8981652/ ex-Ex-DONA AMELIA, SARINA, USC&GS PIONEER, USS ARGUS, HAIDA G, HAIDA, ROSENKAVALIER) having undocked from the Babcock drydock in Devonport is towed by the Thomson towboats... Date: 29 November 2025 Image ID 14303
29. WAIPAPA (2000/338grt/IMO 9212072) and SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699 - the electric tug), two of Port of Auckland's tugs waiting for the next inbound vessel. Date: 3 November 2025 Image ID 14245
30. WAIPAPA (2000/338grt/IMO 9212072) and SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699 - the electric tug), two of Port of Auckland's tugs waiting for the next inbound vessel. Date: 3 November 2025 Image ID 14246
31. WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/IMO 5390345) - built by Lobnitz and Co in Renfrew, Scotland. The now preserved steam tug, operated by the William C. Daldy Preservation Trust and upkept by a dedicated... Date: 3 August 2025 Image ID 14039
32. ROA - built in the late 1920's/early 1930's by Sam Ford, was once a mussel dredge for the Coromandel Mussel Dredging Company. Date: 3 August 2025 Image ID 14040
33. Royal New Zealand Navy’s offshore patrol ship HMNZS OTAGO (P148) is eased into dry-dock by the Thomson Towboats TURIHAUA and MAHIA at he Babcock New Zealand facility in Devonport, Auckland. Date: 28 July 2025 Image ID 14027
34. A heavily laden GSL KITHIRA (2009/IMO 9407885/52726gt/65937dwt/5301 TEU/ ex-BERNADETTE, CHOAPA TRADER, CSAV RIO DE JANEIRO, MEDONDRA), piloted by my friend, Auckland pilot Peter Willyams, arrived in... Date: 2 July 2025 Image ID 14006
35. A heavily laden GSL KITHIRA (2009/IMO 9407885/52726gt/65937dwt/5301 TEU/ ex-BERNADETTE, CHOAPA TRADER, CSAV RIO DE JANEIRO, MEDONDRA), piloted by my friend, Auckland pilot Peter Willyams, arrived in... Date: 2 July 2025 Image ID 14007
36. Built in 2011as BREVIK BRIDGE by Samsung Heavy Industries of S. Korea, SEASPAN KYOTO (46444grt/58430dwt/4528TEU/IMO 9492696. Renamed SEASPAN KYOTO in 2021) sails for Lyttelton following her maiden... Date: 29 May 2025 Image ID 13960
37. Stanaway Marine's 14.5m tug ORETI passes Devonport Wharf, Auckland. She has a 4.6t bollard pull. Date: 8 May 2025 Image ID 13947
38. QUEEN ANNE (2024 / IMO 9839399/ 114,188gt), Cunard's latest fleet addition, sails for Tauranga, at the end of her maiden call in Auckland. She is currently half way through her maiden round-the-world... Date: 23 February 2025 Image ID 13855
39. QUEEN ANNE (2024 / IMO 9839399/ 114,188gt), Cunard's latest fleet addition, sails for Tauranga, at the end of her maiden call in Auckland. She is currently half way through her maiden round-the-world... Date: 23 February 2025 Image ID 13856
40. CHRISTINE MARY (1998/122grt/IMO 9192301, ex-QS MAPLE) at speed heads for the bottom mark during the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day regatta tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13767
41. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) the full-size ship handling EV tug closes in on KORAKI as they round the bottom mark during the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day regatta tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13768
42. SPARKY the full-size, ship handling EV tug chases down CHRISTINE MARY during the 2025 Anniversary Day regatta tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13769
43. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) Port of Auckland's 3yr-old EV tug comes up on the stern of the preserved steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY during the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13770
44. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) Port of Auckland's 3yr-old EV tug displays her agility and power as she pirouettes 360º while racing ahead of KORAKI and CHRISTINE MARY in the 2025 Auckland... Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13771
45. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) Port of Auckland's 3yr-old EV tug displays her agility and power as she pirouettes 360º while racing alongside KORAKI in the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day tug... Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13772
46. SPARKY (2022/353gt/67dwt/IMO 9909699) Port of Auckland's 3 year-old EV tug, displays her water monitors following her participation in the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13773
47. WAIPAPA (2000/338grt/IMO 9212072) heads the tugs KORAKI (right) and CHRISTINE MARY on the last leg of the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13778
48. WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/IMO 5390345) - blowing her top during the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13857
49. CHRISTINE MARY (1998/122grt/IMO 9192301, ex-QS MAPLE), the flagship of the Auckland-based Thomson Towing fleet of tugs leads KORAKI (ex-SEA TOW 21) moments after the start gun of the 2025 Auckland... Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13863
50. KORAKI (1985/125grt/IMO 8868484, ex-SEA TOW 21) - now in the colours of Total Marine of Auckland was built by Marine Steel of Auckland and based on a North American design. At just under 20m in length... Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13864
51. KORAKI (1985/125grt/IMO 8868484, ex-SEA TOW 21) - now in the colours of Total Marine of Auckland was built by Marine Steel of Auckland and based on a North American design. At just under 20m in length... Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 13865
