501. SPIRIT (1997/16.76m/55ft) - a 90-passenger ferry built by Aluminium Marine of Queensland, Australia. Part of Belaire Ferries fleet of commuter ferries, she is seen here passing Wynyard Wharf,... Date: 14 January 2015 Image ID 9912
502. SPIRIT (1997/16.76m/55ft) - a 90-passenger ferry built by Aluminium Marine of Queensland, Australia. Part of Belaire Ferries fleet of commuter ferries, she is seen here passing Wynyard Wharf,... Date: 14 January 2015 Image ID 9913
503. SPIRIT OF CANTERBURY (2005/9910grt/1118-TEU/IMO 9319557, ex-SEA PIONEER, OLYMPIAN RACER, SINOTRANS TOKYO) - Pacifica Shipping's Turkish-built container ship arriving in Auckland from Tauranga for the... Date: 9 April 2015 Image ID 10056
504. SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 (1998/29338grt/IMO 9158446) outbound from Melbourne, Australia leaves astern the newbuild bulk carrier THREE SASKIAS (2014/43291gt/80800dwt/IMO 9689811, ex-SASKIA 1) inbound to... Date: 14 April 2014 Image ID 9535
505. SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 (1998/29338grt/IMO 9158446) inbound to Melbourne, Australia from Hobart, Tasmania. Owned and operated by TT Line of Devonport, Tasmania. Date: 26 February 2012 Image ID 7727
506. SPIRIT OF TASMANIA 1 (1998/29338grt/IMO 9158446) outbound from Melbourne, Australia passes the inbound container ship SPIRIT OF SINGAPORE (2007/41483grt/IMO 9362396, ex-BAHIA BLANCA. Replaced in 2016... Date: 14 April 2004 Image ID 9536
507. SPIRIT OF WAIHEKE (249grt/49 metres, ex-MOONGALBA) owned and operated by Waiheke Shipping of Auckland, New Zealand, outbound to the nearby islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Waiheke Shipping's vessels... Date: 11 August 2006 Image ID 3477
508. SPLASH PALACE - Operated by Belaire Ferries Ltd. Date: 2003 Image ID 1230
509. SPLASH PALACE - a high-speed commuter ferry operated in Auckland by Belaire Ferries. Date: 2 September 2014 Image ID 9691
510. ST. CATHERINE (1983/2036grt/IMO 8120557, Renamed GB CONTE in 2010) operated by Wightlink Ferries, passes the Old Customs House inbound to Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight, England. Date: June 2000 Image ID 917
511. ST. CATHERINE (1983/2036grt/IMO 8120557. Renamed GB CONTE in 2010) operated by Wightlink Ferries, inbound at Portsmouth, England from the Isle of Wight. Date: June 2000 Image ID 918
512. ST. CECILIA (1987/2968grt/IMO 8518546) inbound at Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight passes the outbound ST. CATHERINE (1983/2036grt/IMO 8210557. Renamed GB CONTE in 2010) bound for Ryde. Both are... Date: July 2000 Image ID 919
513. ST. FAITH (1990/3009grt/IMO 8907228) - operated by Wightlink between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, England. Date: 8 August 2019 Image ID 11908
514. STADT RAPPERSWIL (1914) one of a pair of Swiss paddlesteamers plying the waters of Zurichsee (Lake Zurich). Built by Escher-Wyss of Zurich, she entered service in 1914 and underwent major... Date: 16 September 2007 Image ID 4170
515. STADT RAPPERSWIL (1914) en route from Rapperswil to Zurich on one of the regular services on Lake Zurich. Date: 10 September 2007 Image ID 4211
516. STARFLYTE (1999) - operated by Fullers Ferries of Auckland, NZ inbound to downtown Auckland from Waiheke Island in the nearby Hauraki Gulf. Date: 18 April 2005 Image ID 62
517. STARFLYTE (1999) - operated by Fullers Ferries of Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 18 May 2005 Image ID 63
518. STARFLYTE (1999) - a commuter ferry operated by Fullers Ferries of Auckland, NZ passes the outbound vehicle carrier MAERSK SEA (1987/27887grt/IMO 8507652. Renamed HOEGH CHENNAI). Date: 22 June 2006 Image ID 3431
519. STARFLYTE (1999) operated by Fuller Ferries of Auckland, inbound to the CBD ferry terminal. Date: 4 October 2010 Image ID 6512
520. STARFLYTE - an Auckland commuter/tourist ferry formerly part of the Fullers ferry fleet is seen here approaching Devonport and is now operated by Auckland Transport. Date: 22 June 2025 Image ID 13990
521. STATEN ISLAND FERRY, New York, USA. Date: 5 October 2008 Image ID 4912
522. STENA HOLLANDICA (2010/64039grt/11600dwt/IMO 9419163, ex-STENA HOLLANDICA III, STENA BRITANNICA) operates on the Harwich-Hook of Holland service. She can carry 1200 passengers and up to 230 vehicles. Date: 8 August 2012 Image ID 8151
523. STENA NORMANDY (1982/17043grt/IMO 7901772, ex-PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, ST. NICHOLAS. Renamed NORMANDY, ARV 2) departs Southampton, UK for Cherbourg, France. Date: 1996 Image ID 921
524. STENA NORMANDY (1982/17043grt/IMO 7901772, ex-PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, ST. NICHOLAS. Renamed NORMANDY, ARV 2) departing Southampton, UK. Date: 1993 Image ID 923
525. STENA NORMANDY (1982/17043grt/IMO 7901772, ex-PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, ST. NICHOLAS. Renamed NORMANDY, ARV 2) leaving Southampton, England. Date: 1993 Image ID 924
526. STENA NORMANDY (1982/25772gt/IMO 7901772, ex-ST. NICHOLAS, PRISESSAN BIRGITTA. Renamed NORMANDY, ARV 2) sails from Southampton, England bound for Cherbourg, France. Date: 1992 Image ID 6965
527. STENA NORMANDY (1982/17043grt/IMO 7901772, ex-PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, ST. NICHOLAS. Renamed NORMANDY) departs Southampton, UK for Cherbourg, France. Date: 31 May 2000 Image ID 7313
528. STENA NORMANDY (1982/17043grt/IMO 7901772, ex-PRINSESSAN BIRGITTA, ST. NICHOLAS. Renamed NORMANDY, ARV 2) alongside at Southampton, England. Date: 1995 Image ID 8515
529. STOLT OCELOT (2008/13517grt/23324dwt/IMO 9459539, ex-GOLDEN IVY) inbound to the Stolthaven Terminal, Auckland from Freeport, USA. She is owned and managed by Stolt Tankers of Rotterdam, Netherlands.... Date: 14 January 2015 Image ID 9907
530. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) - named after a mountain in Scotland, the former Caledonian MacBrayne ferry SUILVEN is seen here in Auckland, New Zealand. She is operated today by Suilven Shipping... Date: 2 March 2006 Image ID 3219
531. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) - named after a Scottish mountain, the former Caledonian MacBrayne ferry enters drydock at VT Fitzroy's, Auckland, NZ. She is operated today by Suilven Shipping of... Date: 2 March 2006 Image ID 3221
532. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) - Taking her name from an unusually shaped mountain in Scotland, the former Caledonian MacBrayne ferry SUILVEN arrives at the VT Fitzroy drydock in Auckland, New... Date: 2 March 2006 Image ID 3222
533. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) a former Scottish Caledonian MacBrayne and later Cook Stait ferry, she is now operated by Suilven Shipping in Fiji. She ended her days after she capsized and sank in... Date: 15 March 2006 Image ID 3270
534. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487) operated by Suilven Shipping in Fiji, seen passing the steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/IMO 5390345), in Auckland, NZ. The former Cook Strait ferry and... Date: 15 March 2006 Image ID 3271
535. SUILVEN (1974/3638grt/IMO 7383487), a former Scottish ferry and more recently having operated on Cook Strait, New Zealand with Strait Shipping, seen in drydock in Auckland. She is now operated out of... Date: 13 March 2006 Image ID 3272
536. SUPERFLYTE (1995) - operated by Fullers Ferries of Auckland, NZ manoeuvres off her Victoria Wharf berth at Devonport on the northern shore of the Waitemata Harbour. Date: 29 April 2005 Image ID 61
537. SEAFLYTE (1993, L) passes SUPERFLYTE (1995) both operated by Fuller Ferries, seen as they make for Victoria Wharf, Devonport, a suburb on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 12 December 2004 Image ID 910
538. SUPERFLYTE (1995, Fullers Ferries) departs the downtown ferry basin in Auckland, NZ after offloading early morning commuters from the city's North Shore. Date: 12 january 2005 Image ID 925
539. SUPERFLYTE (1995) - part of the Fuller Ferries fleet, Auckland, NZ approaches the city's ferry basin. Date: November 2010 Image ID 6633
540. SUPERFLYTE (1995) - part of the Fuller Ferries fleet, Auckland, NZ approaches the city's ferry basin next to the city's cruiseship terminal at Princes Wharf.
The outbound DAWN PRINCESS... Date: 25 January 2011 Image ID 6709
541. 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
542. SUPERFLYTE (1995) - part of the Fuller Ferries fleet, Auckland, NZ inbound to Auckland's ferry terminal from Waiheke Island. Date: 11 September 2014 Image ID 9711
543. SUPERSTAR EXPRESS (1997/5517grt. Renamed SUPERSTAR EXPRESS LANGKAW, AVEMAR DOS). Built by Austal Ships, Australia, she is seen here provisioning in Southampton in July 1998. Over the years she has... Date: July 1998 Image ID 6541
544. SUPERSTAR EXPRESS (1997/5517grt. Renamed SUPERSTAR EXPRESS LANGKAW, AVEMAR DOS). Built by Austal Ships, Australia, she is seen here provisioning in Southampton in July 1998. Over the years she has... Date: July 1998 Image ID 6542
545. Mitsui OSK’s SUPREME ACE (2011/59022grt/18384dwt/IMO 9610391) outbound from Auckland en-route for Kobe, Japan. Sealink's vehicle/passenger ferry SEABRIDGE (2014/485grt) passes alongside outbound to... Date: 13 August 2018 Image ID 11407
546. SWAN (1938/251 tonnes) is a Lakeland steamer operating on the waters of Lake Windermere in England's Lake District. She is seen here leaving Lakeside at the southern end of the lake. Date: 1998 Image ID 1149
547. And yet another example of our local commuter/sightseeing ferries always photobombing a good shot.......... this time Fullers 360's TAKAHE. I was hoping for a clean shot of inshore patrol vessel HMNZS... Date: 4 April 2022 Image ID 12545
548. TAKAHE (ex-FANTASEA SUNRISE) - designed by Incat Crowther, Australia the most recent addition to Fullers (Auckland) commuter/sightseeing ferry fleet. Named after a flightless bird indigenous to New... Date: 27 July 2014 Image ID 9694
549. TAKAHE (ex-FANTASEA SUNRISE) - Designed by Incat Crowther of Australia TAKAHE is the newest addition to the Fullers fleet of Auckland ferries. The 23.9m long ferry has a service speed of 23 knots. She... Date: 1 November 2014 Image ID 9835
550. TAKAHE (ex-FANTASEA SUNRISE) - Designed by Incat Crowther of Australia, she is the newest addition to the Fullers fleet of Auckland ferries. She is seen here at speed off Devonport making for the... Date: 23 December 2014 Image ID 9882
551. TAKAHE (ex-FANTASEA SUNRISE) - Designed by Incat Crowther of Australia TAKAHE is the newest addition to the Fullers fleet of Auckland ferries. The 23.9m long ferry has a service speed of 23 knots. She... Date: 3 November 2025 Image ID 14244
