Stephen M.'s photos
Snowdon Sunrise
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Sunrise peeking through the Llanberis pass in the Snowdon mountains in north Wales as seen from the train from Holyhead to Bangor. Snowdon, Wales's highest mountain at 1,078 metres, is in the mountain group just right of the pass.
CL Flanders
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The 'CL Flanders' passing the Wave Basin fort with a cargo of lumber transported from Scarbster in northern Scotland. That port has become a regular origin for cargo ships to Sunderland this year though this is the first since July.
Widdy Bank
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Looking west along the River Tees towards Widdy Bank farm in the upper reaches of Teesdale. The area has notable concentrations of endangered upland wildlife, including Black Grouse and Curlew.
PIP #1: Raven Scar opposite Widdy Bank farm showing an extensive scree field.
PIP #2: Looking back east towards Westernhope Moor.
4-Winds
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The offshore supply vessel '4-Winds' of the Dutch N-Sea company arriving into Sunderland from Hartlepool. The ship is configured for surveys and subsurface work.
RNLI Lifeboat - B945 ('Seagil')
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The Atlantic 85-class Inshore lifeboat B-945 ('Seagil') of the RNLI on exercise in the Port of Sunderland. It replaced the B-817 (Wolseley') in October 2024 following 17 years of service and was sold to the Icelandic Search and Rescue Service.
Pyramid
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Sadly not one of the famous Egyptian pyramids, this is the daytime marker to aid maritime navigation built in 1810 at the northeastern tip of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
PIP #1: A side view of the marker which makes for a nice excusion from the main village on the island.
Berwick Bridge
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Appearing almost endlessly long in the fog, the Berwick bridge links the town of Berwick with Tweedmouth across the River Tweed. Built between 1610 and 1624, it is now open only to pedestrian traffic, with cars now using the Royal Bridge just visible in the background.
Horden Viaduct
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The Horden Viaduct is a 43 metre high viaduct that crosses the broad valley of Castle Eden Dene a little south of the village of Horden. Consisting of ten arches, it was completed in 1905 as part of the Durham coast line linking Newcastle, Sunderland and the Tees valley.
PIP #1: Another view of the viaduct.
Church Point
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Looking north from Church Point near Newbiggin towards Lynemouth power station and the south Northumberland coast. Formerly powered by coal, Lynemouth was converted to a biomass burning power station in 2018.
Sans Vitesse
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The eye-catching accommodation barge 'Sans Vitesse' moored at Corporation Quay. The barge was being moved to Rosyth near Edinburgh to house workers servicing the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
After spending a couple of days moored here, the barge was moved into the adjacent Hudson Dock for several weeks before completing the journey north.
Longviking
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The cargo ship 'Longviking' departs Sunderland on the way to Jorf Lasfar on the west coast of Morocco. The 'Longviking' is owned by the Dutch 'Longships' group.
Northern Spire
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The cable stayed 'Northern Spire' bridge was opened in 2018 after three years of construction. The single beam and cables create an interesting photographic subject, especially when lit up at night and with some fog.
En Avant 1
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The tug 'En Avant 1' in the inner harbour of the Port of Sunderland moving the accomodation barge 'Sans Vitesse'.
Sunderland Sunrise
Scarborough Sunset
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Looking north from Scalby Ness on the north side of Scarborough towards the Long Nab headland at sunset.
PIP #1: The same view by day.
Fiery Cross
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The tug 'Fiery Cross' assissting the bulk carrier 'Schwyz' into the Port of Sunderland. Launched in 1993, the tug is based in Middlesbrough.
Seazip 11
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The 'Seazip 11' passing the 'Olympic Orion' being refuelled by the 'Rix Merlin'. The Seazip has an unusual monomaran hull design for better stability and can accommodate up to 30 passengers.
PIP #1: The 'Seazip 11' moored at Corporation Quay.
Truffaldino
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Arriving from Buckie on the east coast of Scotland, the cargo ship 'Truffaldino' passes Roker lighthouse. The name 'Truffaldino' refers to a character from the 18th Century comedy 'The Servant of Two Masters' by Carlo Goldoni.
