Svitzer Mercurius - IMO: 9695523, was built in 2014 by Damen Shipyard Gorinchem, Gorinchem, Netherlands, with a GRT447. She was acquired by Svitzer from the Netherlands on 16/12/2019 where she also carried the name Mercurius. She was reflagged to the UK and her home port is Southampton where she is seen alongside Svitzer Harty opposite the Ocean Terminal. Svitzer Harty - IMO: 9366861 was also built at the Damen yard, but in 2006. She has a GRT207.
This photo was taken as the Sun was rising over Southampton, on 18/09/2022, from P&O Cruises - MV Britannia - IMO: 9614036. MV Britannia was completed on 26/02/2015 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. She was laid down on 15/052013, launched on 14/02/2014 and Christened by the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II, on 10/03/2015 with her maiden voyage on the 14/03/2015. She is from the Royal Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 143,730, has seventeen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,647 and 1,398 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH and is capable of 21.9 knots and a cruising speed of around 19 knots.
MV Britannia had arrived earlier after a lovely 14-night Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton - A Coruna, Spain - Valencia, Spain - La Seyne-sur-Mer(Toulon), France - Barcelona, Spain - Cadiz, Spain - Southampton.
On the quayside can be seen a fleet of various CAT 'dumpers' that have been imported from the USA. These were still here after being seen on 04/09/2022 when MV Britannia had departed from Southampton. © Peter Steel 2022.
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