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Welkom to MS Rigel 🇳🇱 of the Zeekadetkorps. Built as a Greenland trawler, used by the Germans as an anti aircraft ship, then a pilot vessel at Hook of Holland, now a training ship

Tug Christine heading up the Thames

Following Rigel up the Thames was Ostro with it's unusual rotor sails

Welcome and congratulations to Oosterschelde🇳🇱 107 years young, having just completed her Darwin 200 global challenge at Falmouth passing Tilbury en route to London

Aquadelta a self propelled water injection dredger from the Netherlands at Tilbury

Oosterschelde approaching Tilbury

Svitzer Intrepid this morning

This has made my day , this is what we all are fighting for as farmers is the next generations dreams and ambitions to farm the land . Please share her dream of farming one day 🙏

Some lovely penguins on the "waddle" trail at Southend on Sea, over 100 to find in aid of Havens Hospice #WADDLEONSEA

Niagara a 79 ton Thames barge built at Wivenhoe 1898, destined for scrap 2001 the owner decided she was too good and a major restoration took place completed 2012. A regular at races, inc todays at Southend bargetrust.org

Also at the Southend barge match Lady Daphne built by Short brothers 1921, one of a few barges built after WWI, carried china clay Portland stone, cement and grain along East & South coasts bargetrust.org

Another race attendee Edith May built 1906 Harwich Essex, carried mainly grain between Yarmouth and London. Fully restored in 1999 by Geoff Gransden bargetrust.org

Marjorie built around 1902 at Orvis shipyard Ipswich carried grain and other cargoes on the Thames bargetrust.org

Thames barge match Southend today, vessels around the pierhead bargetrust.org

After a brief shower the wind picked up a bit for the Southend barge race bargetrust.org

Turnstone at the pierhead Southend

The Royal Netherland Zeekadetkorps “Rigel” sailing through the Thames Barrier! Alan - Flood Forecaster @ The Thames Barrier luitelubberts ZKK Nederland #Nederlands #Netherlands #Zeekadetkorps #Holland #Dutch #TrainingShip #SeaCaddets #Maritime #Woolwich #Ship #Ships #ThamesBarrier #RiverThames #Thames

The lovely Niagara forging ahead after rounding Southend Pier bargetrust.org Riverthamessociety

Another shot of the barge match yesterday at Southend bargetrust.org Riverthamessociety

Nice shots from Michelle Buchan of Oosterschelde leaving London