Donat

Donat is pretty big. Check out the overall length! 

We have Coast Guard 9 tracking her - wonder what they think she is carrying?

Name : Donat
Heading: South /Marmara
Type: tanker
Flags: Croatia
Date: 21 Feb 2017
Weather: spring is around the corner - maybe

Cap Ferrat

Name : Cap Ferrat
Heading: South /Marmara
Type: bulk carrier
Flags: Cyprus (but it doesnt tell us which Cyprus)
Date: 16 Feb 2017
Weather: cold enough for snow

Phoenix Admiral

Late in the day and a gray day at that - hence the rather gray coloring.
Note the light at the stern.
Also note the helicopter landing pad mid-deck.


Name : Phoenix Admiral
Heading: South /Marmara
Type: carrier
Flags: Marshall Islands
Date: 16 Feb 2017
Weather: almost cold enough for snow

P 1307 (maybe)

This one is moving so fast that the waves from the bow all but obscure the name. We got 5 shots and this is the only one of them that even comes close to revealing the name - the others are hidden by the bow-spray.
Hence: no definitive ID.
Pretty clearly Turkish navy.


Name : P 1307?
Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: navy
Flags: Turkish
Date: 16 Feb 2017
Weather: almost snow

Histria Tiger

 

For some reason being followed by Coast Guard 8

 

Name : Histria Tiger
Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: tanker
Flags: Liberia
Date: 14 Feb 2017
Weather: minor snow

Med Tekirdag

Med Tekirday has been here before!


Name : Med Tekirdag
 Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: container
Flags: Turkey
Date: 10 Feb 2017
Weather: light rain and cold

Sultan Atasoy

Name : Sultan Atasoy
 Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: carrier
Flags: Turkey
Date: 10 Feb 2017
Weather: not so good - looks like snow is coming

Pacific Panama

Name : Pacific Panama
Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: tanker
Flags: Marshall Islands
Date: 10 Feb 2017
Weather: misty evening - snow coming our way?

Nele Maersk

Tracking the AIS database, we saw Nele Maersk coming our way, but by the time we got outside, she was mostly gone.
Here's the tail end ...
Two men just off to the side of the bridge ...

Name : Nele Maersk
 Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: container
Flags: Denmark
Date: 06 Feb 2017
Weather: nice and clear late afternoon

Seamerit

Name : Seamerit
 Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: tanker
Flags:Malta
Date: 03 Feb 2017
Weather: nice and clear late afternoon

Volgo Don 211 & Marine Chemist

Name :Volgo Don 211
Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: carrier
Flags: Sierra Leone
Date: 01 Feb 2017
Weather: nice and clear late afternoon

Name : Marine Chemist
 Heading: North: Black Sea
Type: tanker
Flags:  Marshall Islands
Date: 31 Jan 2017
Weather: nice and clear late afternoon