David Barnicoat

1 month ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | David Barnicoat

She is berthing for a Cornwall cruise call as part of her Hamburg to Hamburg round trip of her ‘Round Britain' cruise. Falmouth pilot Captain Nick Gilbert is the duty pilot today. With the advances in ship propulsion, azipods, powerful bow and stern thrusters manoeuvring ships of this size and larger is made a great deal easier, although available space and turning circles in the inner harbour is soon swallowed up by these large vessels. AIDAluna is expected to sail at 1700.

1 month ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | David Barnicoat

Here the Packet's In Port correspondent David Barnicoat casts his expert eye over the plans and what it would mean for the town. "The complete refurbishment of the current Falmouth docks, transforming them from their current run-down and unsafe condition into a state-of-the-art facility capable of meeting the needs of modern industries and fit for the challenges of the 21st century," says the application from the Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company (FDEC).

2 months ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | David Barnicoat

2 1/1 An important milestone in Falmouth's unique maritime history was achieved when the 143,000 ton mega cruise ship Regal Princess became the largest vessel ever to enter Falmouth harbour last Saturday. Due to an easterly swell in the bay conditions were unacceptable for safety reasons to allow tendering thousands of passengers ashore. If the ship had cancelled the call the revenue lost to the port and town would have been substantial.

2 months ago | msn.com | David Barnicoat

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2 months ago | falmouthpacket.co.uk | David Barnicoat

2 1/1 The MOD has confirmed that RFA Argus will be joining the UK Carrier Strike Group for the latter part of its deployment to the Indio-Pacific region this year. The ship was assigned to Falmouth for a Future In-Service Support MOD contract in 2018. Argus has completed a comprehensive overhaul at APCL Falmouth, which included significant upgrades and alterations to her aircraft lift, as well as the upgrade, overhaul and the replacement of several onboard systems.