tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69642886033593148532024-03-14T14:01:54.950+10:00The ShipWatcher BlogNeil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-86516283448168081742014-01-08T12:35:00.000+10:002014-01-08T13:50:14.054+10:00Page Improvements<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/YmvkncU63V4/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I’m improved the layout of the main ShipWatcher page to give it a more “modern” look and feel.</p><br /><p>The functionality is the same, except that a few of the links are now along the top, and the right-hand side-bar is less cluttered.</p><br /><p>Please let me know what you think!</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-69258233039279765602012-08-07T11:32:00.000+10:002012-08-07T12:30:48.383+10:00Server Update<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/MPU9DCtkz8E/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I’ve changed the server that ShipWatcher.com is hosted on.</p><br /><p>Hopefully you won’t notice any difference, although there are occasional unavoidable increases in response time.</p><br /><p>If you encounter any major issues, please let me know.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-42211453366030412702012-07-24T20:25:00.000+10:002012-07-25T10:25:18.276+10:00Pacific Sun – Final Voyage<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/tGFeaGiqb5A/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>Cruise Ship Pacific Sun recently finished her time in Australia with P&O and sailed to Singapore to join a Chinese company conducting cruises out of China.</p><br /><p>Here’s a video of her final voyage as “Pacific Sun” arriving in Brisbane then sailing up the Queensland coast, through Torres Straight to Singapore.</p><br /><p><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hr7Yj8_DP88?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-83310181705124221092012-04-30T18:22:00.000+10:002012-04-30T20:30:50.692+10:00Some great ShipWatcher captures<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/Bs0EtZFALyM/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>While cleaning up the ShipWatcher database I found some great looking photos and thought you might enjoy them.</p><br /><p>Thanks to everyone who clicked on the “take photo” button on the<a href="http://ShipWatcher.com"> ShipWatcher main page</a> to capture these pictures!</p><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=185481' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=185481' title='SUN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=185481' target='_blank'>SUN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=187881' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=187881' title='DIAMOND PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=187881' target='_blank'>DIAMOND PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=170361' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=170361' title='DIAMOND PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=170361' target='_blank'>DIAMOND PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=164047' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=164047' title='CRYSTAL SYMPHONY in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=164047' target='_blank'>CRYSTAL SYMPHONY</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=139835' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=139835' title='Nordkapp in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=139835' target='_blank'>Nordkapp</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=133721' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=133721' title='SUN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=133721' target='_blank'>SUN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=91679' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=91679' title='DIAMOND PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=91679' target='_blank'>DIAMOND PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=92167' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=92167' title='DAWN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=92167' target='_blank'>DAWN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=92575' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=92575' title='VENTURA in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=92575' target='_blank'>VENTURA</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=41073' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=41073' title='CROWN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=41073' target='_blank'>CROWN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=44025' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=44025' title='DIAMOND PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=44025' target='_blank'>DIAMOND PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=44189' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=44189' title='CORAL PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=44189' target='_blank'>CORAL PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=55075' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=55075' title='CROWN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=55075' target='_blank'>CROWN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=82617' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=82617' title='CRYSTAL SYMPHONY in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=82617' target='_blank'>CRYSTAL SYMPHONY</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br /><div style="float:left"><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=105307' target='_blank'><img src='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImage.aspx?i=105307' title='SUN PRINCESS in the ShipWatcher Webcam Photo Archive'></a><br/><a href='http://shipwatcher.com/photos/ImageLocations/ShowImageLocationsPage.aspx?WebcamImageID=105307' target='_blank'>SUN PRINCESS</a> at <a href='http://ShipWatcher.com' target='_blank'>ShipWatcher</a></div><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-18295740063187304292010-11-26T12:13:00.000+10:002010-11-26T12:30:49.566+10:00VQE2 – Bug Fixed<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/nIR_Ca4JkF8/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p><a href="http://vqe2.com">VQE2.com</a> displays a virtual webcam of Queen Elizabeth 2, showing images from the webcam of the classic ocean liner from her sailing days up till November 2008.</p><br /><p>Unfortunately we had a bug where the website was accidentally showing images from the webcam of Cunards newest ship, Queen Elizabeth. The confusion occurred because both ships share the same Call Sign.</p><br /><p>I’ve fixed the bug, so VQE2 should be working perfectly now.</p><br /><p>If you’ve never checked it out before, why not take a trip down memory lane and <a href="http://vqe2.com">see what QE2 was doing</a> a few years ago!</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-86994272907524469742010-10-04T03:20:00.000+10:002010-10-04T12:30:54.023+10:00New Ship – Queen Elizabeth<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/yuncP_2Jjow/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div id="attachment_371" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://www.cunardline.com.au/Ships/Queen-Elizabeth/"><img src="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/MSQueenElizabeth.jpg" alt="MS Queen Elizabeth" title="MS Queen Elizabeth" width="798" height="487" class="size-full wp-image-371" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">MS Queen Elizabeth</p></div><br /><p></a>Cunard has a new ship: <a href="http://www.cunardline.com.au/Ships/Queen-Elizabeth/" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth</a>.</p><br /><p>I’ve added her webcam to ShipWatcher. Click <a href="http://shipwatcher.com/?Webcams=110" target="_blank">this link</a> to add her to your favorites.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-4760479510383781872010-04-11T14:09:00.000+10:002010-04-11T14:31:11.189+10:00New Ship – Azura<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/yZI23EXAi2E/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p><a href="http://www.pocruises.com/Cruise-Ships/Azura/Ship-Overview/"><img alt="Azura" src="http://www.pocruises.com/Global/ships/ship-slideshow/azura_1.jpg" title="Azura" class="alignleft" width="270" height="270" /></a>P&O has a new ship: <a href="http://www.pocruises.com/Cruise-Ships/Azura/Ship-Overview/" target="_blank">Azura</a>.</p><br /><p>I’ve added her webcam to ShipWatcher. Click <a href="http://shipwatcher.com/?Webcams=107,108" target="_blank">this link</a> to add her to your favorites.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-1377047792071707902010-04-01T01:28:00.000+10:002010-04-01T01:28:00.183+10:00New Webams for RCI<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/ZAay2UHIgQk/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I’ve added new webcams for two of Royal Caribbean’s ships: Oasis of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas.</p><br /><p>If you’d like to add these ships, just click on “Preferences”, scroll to the bottom of the page, and tick the RCI ships that you want to look at, or click <a href="http://shipwatcher.com/?Webcams=107,108" target="_blank">this link</a> to add them to your existing ships.</p><br /><p>I don’t think the RCI webcams are very exciting. They just show internal views of the ship, and no view of the sea or the horizon is visible at all. But you might enjoy watching some of the people walking around on the deck, waving at the camera. They’re probably thinking to themselves how lucky they are to be on a cruise ship while we’re at home just watching them.</p><br /><p>I hope you enjoy it!</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-17654177415438764072010-02-24T20:02:00.000+10:002010-02-24T20:31:04.938+10:00Pacific Dawn in Fjordland<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/P0s9Fed6QM8/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>Here’s a timelapse video of Pacific Dawn as she cruised through Fjordland in New Zealand this morning.</p><br /><div><object width="512" height="322"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/static.video.yahoo.com/yep/YV_YEP.swf?ver=2.2.46" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="AllowScriptAccess" VALUE="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="flashVars" value="id=18304882&vid=7037628&lang=en-au&intl=au&thumbUrl=http%3A//l.yimg.com/a/p/i/bcst/videosearch/4661/102865541.jpeg&embed=1&defaultBandwidth=300" /><embed src="http://d.yimg.com/static.video.yahoo.com/yep/YV_YEP.swf?ver=2.2.46" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" height="322" allowFullScreen="true" AllowScriptAccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" flashVars="id=18304882&vid=7037628&lang=en-au&intl=au&thumbUrl=http%3A//l.yimg.com/a/p/i/bcst/videosearch/4661/102865541.jpeg&embed=1&defaultBandwidth=300" ></embed></object><br /><a href="http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/7037628/18304882">Pacific Dawn in Fjordland New Zealand</a></div><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-63844332276667046192009-12-19T14:36:00.000+10:002009-12-19T16:30:50.366+10:00Pacific Jewel<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/jjgwXD-RAc4/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I was at a restaurant in Sydney yesterday and just happened to see Pacific Jewel leaving port on her maiden voyage for P&O Australia . Here’s a few photos I took with my mobile phone. It was a gloomy day, and I’m sure everyone on board was glad to be heading north into sunnier weather.</p><br /><p>But any time of year, Milson’s point is a pretty place with some spectacular views – especially if you love ships!</p><br /><p>Pacific Jewel, (formerly known as Crown Princess, A’Rosa Blu, AIDAblu, Ocean Village Two).<br /><br />Built in 1990.<br /><br />Tonnage 69,845 GRT<br /><br />Length 245m<br /><br />Beam 32.5m<br /><br />Draught 7.9m<br /><br />Capacity 1990 passengers<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4196686440/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4196686440_ba356e48e4.jpg" width="720" height="131" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195986135/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4195986135_b9759e16d4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4196686844/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4196686844_c49c5b2cea_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195932653/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4195932653_67248b030d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195933007/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4195933007_d504196f17_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195933285/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4195933285_6a9008852c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195933557/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/4195933557_238418633c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4196688362/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4196688362_2558f149ba_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4196688656/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4196688656_db698f8d07_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/4195934491/" title="Pacific Jewel by MagicTyger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4195934491_39ae6b7753_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pacific Jewel" /></a></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-41757988618855109912009-10-21T10:01:00.000+10:002009-10-21T12:30:42.608+10:00New Ships – Ocean Village & Ocean Village 2<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/GgFOOa4kUWA/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I’ve added Ocean Village and Ocean Village 2 to ShipWatcher.</p><br /><p>They’ll soon be transferred to P&O’s Australian fleet, but by adding them now, you’ll be able to watch them on their final voyages for their current company.</p><br /><p>You can follow them here:<br /><br /><a href="http://shipwatcher.com/default.aspx?WebCams=105" target="_blank">Ocean Village on ShipWatcher</a><br /><br /><a href="http://shipwatcher.com/default.aspx?WebCams=106" target="_blank">Ocean Village 2 on ShipWatcher</a></p><br /><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/OriginalOceanVillage.JPG/300px-OriginalOceanVillage.JPG" alt="Ocean Village" /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Ocean_Village_Two_in_St_Raphael_cropped.jpg/300px-Ocean_Village_Two_in_St_Raphael_cropped.jpg" alt="Ocean Village Two" /></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-12647341339041372842009-10-04T12:40:00.000+10:002009-10-04T14:30:47.681+10:00Hindenburg LZ-129<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/zJRfIIe7Nks/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3975429373/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/3975429373_eace3d55fa_m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3975429373/">Hindenburg LZ-129</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p>A Postcard from Dan in Georgia. Dan is a kindred spirit who loves Ships, Airships Old Aircraft and postcards.</p><br /><p>Thanks for the fantastic postcards, Dan. I’ve sent a couple more in reply.</p><br /><p>Hindenburg.<br /><br />Length: 245m<br /><br />Beam: 41m<br /><br />Payload: 500,000 pounds<br /><br />Cruising speed: 125km/h<br /><br />Max speed:: 135 km/h<br /><br />Passengers: 50 crew, 72 passengers</p><br /><p>Much has been written about this amazing airship. You can see some great pictures of the interior and read more about her at Dan’s site: airships.net<br /><br /><br clear="all" /></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-61674845823847520522009-10-03T13:21:00.000+10:002009-10-03T14:30:52.686+10:00MV Italia<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/Gik-T4MbOYE/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3975430357/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3975430357_25961d5acd_m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3975430357/">MV Italia</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p>GRT 20,223<br /><br />Length 609 Feet<br /><br />Breadth 78 Feet</p><br /><p>Built by Blohm & Voss of Hamburg in 1928 for Swedish American Line (SAL) she was named “Kungsholm”. She ran on the North Atlantic route between Europe and North America in the 1930’s.</p><br /><p>She was requisitioned by the US Government during World War II and renamed “John Ericsson”. During the war she operated as a troop carrier and took part in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day in 1944.</p><br /><p>Sold to Home Lines in 1948, she was refitted and renamed “Italia”. She served until 1964 when she was sold to Freeport Bahama Enterprises who renamed her “Imperial Bahama” and used her as a floating hotel.</p><br /><p>She was sold for scrap in 1965.</p><br /><p>This is a Postcard from Dan in Georgia. Dan is a kindred spirit who loves Ships, Airships Old Aircraft and postcards. He runs the <a href="http://www.airships.net/" target="_blank">AirShips.Net</a> website dedicated to the Hindenburg and other Zeppelins.</p><br /><p>Thanks for the fantastic postcards, Dan. I’ve sent a couple more in reply!<br /><br /><br clear="all" /></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-20327591570007061492009-09-21T10:42:00.000+10:002009-09-21T12:30:56.208+10:00New Ship: Carnival Dream<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/gKVtic9tx4g/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title="Carnival Dream" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_Dream"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Carnival_Dream_2.jpg" alt="Carnival Dream" /></a></div><br /><p>I’ve added Carnival’s latest ship, <a href="http://shipwatcher.com/default.aspx?Webcams=103">Carnival Dream </a>to ShipWatcher.</p><br /><p>At over 1000 feet in length, Dream is the largest ship in <a href="http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_dream/default.aspx?shipCode=DR">Carnival’s</a> fleet.</p><br /><p>She was built by Fincatieri in Italy, and leaves on her maiden voyage today, from Civitavecchia near Rome.</p><br /><p>Even though you might not be able to be there on her maiden voyage, you can still enjoy the view from your computer screen and <a href="http://shipwatcher.com/default.aspx?Webcams=103">follow the voyage of Carnival Dream</a> via ShipWatcher.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-14834452430898362432009-09-12T13:56:00.000+10:002009-09-12T14:30:54.269+10:00Schütte-Lanz Airship Over Warsaw<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/ovL0hN6ofnI/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3910769591/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/3910769591_f9f19ce061_m.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3911552460/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3911552460_b6aa9bbfac_t.jpg" alt="Schütte-Lanz Airship Bombing Warsaw" width="100" height="68" /></a></p><br /><div><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3910769591/">Schütte-Lanz Airship Bombing Warsaw</a></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><br /><p></span></p><br /><p>An old WWI propaganda postcard I bought recently which shows Schütte-Lanz Airship SL2 bombing Warsaw in 1914.</p><br /><p>The SL2 was 144 metres in length, but she was later extended to 156 meters, with a beam of 18 metres.</p><br /><p>She could carry a payload of 8 to 10 tonnes at about 88km/h (47 knots).</p><br /><p>“What’s an airship doing in a ShipWatcher blog” you may ask? Especially in a wartime setting. The Schütte-Lanz Airships were the precursors of the more well-known Zeppelins of the 1920’s and 30’s. The ship in this picture (and it IS a ship – even if it does fly) is about the same length as a small to medium sized cruise ship.</p><br /><p>In fact, later designs of the Schütte-Lanz Airship reached a length of 275 metres – about the same size as a modern ocean liner, although these later designs were never actually built.</p><br /><p>The most famous relative of these flying ships was the ill-fated Hindenburg. A Zeppelin measuring 245 metres in length, capable of carrying 70 passengers at speeds over 130km/h (70 knots). On one flight in 1936, the Hindenberg carried a specially designed aluminium grand piano – the first ever piano to be carried in flight.</p><br /><p>Airship technology is now over a century old. Who knows? Perhaps soon we’ll have modern safer airships conducting cruises similar to those of the 1930’s.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-84582321605251784332009-09-12T13:40:00.000+10:002009-09-12T16:30:57.044+10:00Queen Mary 2 in Hamburg<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/QiK6i4T4SrQ/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3911550814/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3911550814_f6697ec9ea_m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3911550814/">DE-404647</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p>A postcrossing post card from Claus in Hamburg.</p><br /><p>Claus says that when QM2 is in town, people go crazy, and over a million people may watch her.</p><br /><p>She looks beautiful, Claus.</p><br /><p>Thanks for the postcard!<br /><br /><br clear="all" /></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-82155218777245966542009-09-01T17:33:00.000+10:002009-09-01T18:30:48.432+10:00NYK Kamo Maru<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/ii1o8Zq5G-8/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p><span><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/smh-13-Nov-1931.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-318" title="smh 13 Nov 1931" src="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/smh-13-Nov-1931-138x300.jpg" alt="smh 13 Nov 1931" width="138" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nyk-ad-sydney-Mail-11-Jul-1934.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-317" title="nyk ad sydney Mail 11 Jul 1934" src="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nyk-ad-sydney-Mail-11-Jul-1934-208x300.jpg" alt="nyk ad sydney Mail 11 Jul 1934" width="208" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kamo-Maru-_Leaving-Pinkenba_-04.06.1934.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-315" title="Kamo Maru Leaving Pinkenba 04.06.1934" src="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Kamo-Maru-_Leaving-Pinkenba_-04.06.1934-300x179.jpg" alt="Kamo Maru Leaving Pinkenba 04.06.1934" width="300" height="179" /></a><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br clear="all"/><br /><br />An old photo from fellow cruising adict and friend, Jo.</p><br /><p>Kamo Maru was built in 1908 for Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi.</p><br /><p>Although there is no official record available, she was probably built in the shipyards of Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Ltd, in Nagasaki.</p><br /><p>At just over 8,500 GRT and 470 feet long, she operated as a passenger, cargo and mail ship, regularly visiting Australia, China and other Asian ports. In fact, as you can see from the ad from the Sydney Mail, NYK offered regular cruises out of Melbourne and Sydney via Queensland, Thursday Island, Phillippines and Hong Kong to Japan.</p><br /><p>In 1931 The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Kamo Maru had to drop off a passenger from Shanghai who had been diagnosed with Smallpox. The ship was then quarrantined for several weeks at North Head in Sydney while the passengers were monitored to see if anyone else contracted the disease.</p><br /><p>In 1936 she was involved in a collision at sea with another vessel while sailing to Sydney.</p><br /><p>She continued to visit Australia until the outbreak of war with Japan in 1941.</p><br /><p>In July 1944, the submarine USS Tinosa torpedoed and sank Kamo Maru in the East China Sea west of Kyushu. </p><br /><p>Thanks for the fascinating photo, Jo!</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-55745591962927659332009-08-29T09:49:00.000+10:002009-08-30T11:27:25.698+10:00Primexpress / Karina<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/8K70-IBANPw/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3864759912/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3864759912_7075e411b4_m.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3864759912/">BE-40049</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div><br /><p>A postcrossing post card from Judit in Belgium</p><br /><p>The ship in the picture is “Carina” (you might be able to see the name КАРИНА in cyrillic on her bow).</p><br /><p>Length: 122m, 7600GRT, 328 passengers.</p><br /><p>She is currently known as “Rochale One” and operates as a static ship for student accommodation in Amsterdam.</p><br /><p>She was built in Nantes, France in 1977 for the then Soviet government and named “Aywasowski”. She operated cruises out of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.</p><br /><p>She was renamed Carina after she was bought by German company Phoenix Reisen in 1997. She changed hands again in 2000 and was renamed “Primexpress Island”, operating out of Cyprus.</p><br /><p>The ship was impounded in the port of Limassol (Cyprus) because of unpaid bills. </p><br /><p>She was eventually purchased by a consortium of three Dutch housing companies acquired the vessel, towed it to Amsterdam and configured it for use as hotel accommodation for students.</p><br /><p>Her engines are kept in working order, so she is capable of sailing as and when needed.<br /><br /><br clear="all" /></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-3918624080557438192009-08-28T23:28:00.000+10:002009-08-30T12:30:51.652+10:00Regal Princess in Vladivostok<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/lLCc6VEChiw/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3863977389/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/3863977389_2121457441_m.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3863977389/">RU-62200</a></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><br /><p></span></p><br /><p>A postcrossing postcard from Alla who lives in Vladivostok and actually studies at the University of Southern Qld.</p><br /><p>Vladivostok is Russia’s largest pacific sea port, and home to the Russian Pacific Fleet. It is located near to the Russian border with China and North Korea.</p><br /><p>Among the numerous naval vessels, you can see two cruise ships. The one on the left is Regal Princess, which was renamed Pacific Dawn in 2007. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">I am not able to name the cruise ship on the right. </span>My friend Geoff from <a href="ozcruiseclub.com.au" target="_blank">Oz Cruise Club</a> tells me the ship on the right is Norwegian Wind (now Superstar Aquarius), which cruises the Asia Pacific region most of the year.</p><br /><p>Thanks for the postcard, Alla!</p><br /><p><strong>HINT: Click on the image if you’d like to see a larger version</strong></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-80356464714874427552009-08-04T17:40:00.000+10:002009-08-30T14:30:46.742+10:00RMS Baltic<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/g_wmGCkKXpk/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; FLOAT: left; MARGIN-right: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3788177480/"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3788177480_8cb80ff566_m.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3787366955/"><img alt="Liverpool Ships Postcard(Reverse)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3787366955_aaa5ea7ee5_t.jpg" width="100" height="64" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3788177784/"><img alt="RMS Baltic Postcard (Stamp)" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3788177784_71c6fae74d_t.jpg" width="100" height="38" /></a><br /><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3788177480/">RMS Baltic Postcard</a><br /><br /></span></div><br /><p>A Postcard from Miry.</p><br /><p>RMS Baltic is the twin funnelled ship whose stern is visibile in the picture.</p><br /><p>At the time she was built in 1903, RMS Baltic was the largest ship in the world, with a GRT of 23,876 and a length of over 222 metres.</p><br /><p>She was the third of a set of four ships dubbed “The Big Four”, abd built for the famous White Star line by Harland and Wolff in Belfast – the same yard that made RMS Titanic.</p><br /><p>Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool (the port seen in the picture) to New York in 1904. Her Captain, Edward J Smith was later to be the captain of RMS Titanic in 1912.</p><br /><p>In 1909 she rescued survivors of the collision between another White Star Liner, RMS Republic, and SS Florida off the coast of Newfoundland.</p><br /><p>In 1912 she transmitted ice warnings to RMS Titanic before that ship’s fateful collision with an iceberg.</p><br /><p>In 1929 she rescured passengers of the sinking ship, Northern Light.</p><br /><p>She was scrapped in Osaka in 1933.</p><br /><p>This postcard was mailed in 1928 from Liverpool to France (see reverse side for details).</p><br /><p>So much history in one postcard. How wonderful!<br clear="all"></p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-66807830080284866812009-08-02T12:10:00.000+10:002009-08-30T16:30:55.334+10:00SS Orford<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/0X-XJz-zDrE/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3778907691/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3778907691_b4d3c29bfe_m.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3778907691/">Orford Postcard</a></p><br /><p></span></div><br /><p>A postcard from Grant in South Australia.</p><br /><p>Built for Orient Lines in 1928, SS Orford was loaned to France during WW2 as a troop carrier. She ran aground in Marseilles while evacuating troops in 1940. It took seven years for her to be refloated, after which she was scrapped.</p><br /><p>She made many journeys between Australia and England in the 1930’s. In 1934 she carried Don Bradman’s cricket team “The Invincibles” from Australia to England along with the Australian Davis Cup tennis team.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-45581806371808369202009-08-02T11:52:00.000+10:002009-08-30T18:30:49.648+10:00RMS Orion / SS Orion<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/vZru15bpjgQ/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3779714896/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3779714896_b8802bf275_m.jpg" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/3779714896/">Orion-Postcard</a></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><br /><p></span></p><br /><p>23,300 GRT, and 203m in length.</p><br /><p>A postcard from Grant in South Australia.</p><br /><p>Built as RMS Orion by Vickers Armstrong in 1934, she was the first single-funnelled ship to be built for the Orient Line since the turn of the century. She was also the first ship to be painted in the Orient Line’s corn-colored livery, sporting a pale yellow hull.</p><br /><p>She was the first British ship to ever have air-conditioning. In fact her entire interior design was ground-breaking in that she departed from the formal english styles found in wealthy British homes of the time, and adapted a more open-air and spacious layout that was better suited to tropical cruising. Wide promenade decks, slideing glass doors, removable walls, and chromium / bakelite fittings made her feel roomier and breezier, which was a welcome relief in the hot ahd humid tropics.</p><br /><p>She was launched by the Duke of Gloucester. But, unusually, he was in Brisbane at the time, and the ship was in Lancashire, UK. He launched the ship by pressing a button in Brisbane, which transmitted a radio signal to the dockyards untimatley causing the ship to slide down the slipway into the water – quite revolutionary for the 1930’s.</p><br /><p>She served as a troopship during the second world war, and was involved in a damaging collision with Battleship HMS Revenge when Revenge’s steering gear jammed.</p><br /><p>She had an extensive fit-out after the WW2, and voyaged to Australia and the USA.</p><br /><p>The National Archives of Australia record that she brought many immigrants to Australia during the late 1940’s, and the 1950’s, eventually being broken up fopr scrap in 1963.</p><br /><p>What a fascinating history.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-86344525167308870372009-07-31T15:55:00.000+10:002009-08-30T20:30:36.892+10:00New Instant Slideshows!<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/ZBimpgeeUGA/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>I’ve upgraded <a href="http://ShipWatcher.com" target="_self">ShipWatcher</a> so you can view slideshows of recent images for any ship.</p><br /><p>If you have a look under each image, you’ll see a new green arrow that looks like this: <img src="http://shipwatcher.com/images/PlayHS.png" alt="" width="12" height="12" /></p><br /><div id="attachment_287" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-287" title="PlayButtonExample" src="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/PlayButtonExample-300x244.jpg" alt="The new "Play Slideshow" but for all ships" width="300" height="244" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The new "Play Slideshow" but for all ships</p></div><br /><p>Click on that arrow, and you’ll see slideshow of recent images from the database.</p><br /><p>ShipWatcher keeps a photo archive of interesting photos from each webcam, but it doesn’t record ALL photos. So if some of the photos you see in the slideshow are older than you expect, that’s because it’s been a while since ShipWatcher automatically captured any photos from it. The best way to make sure there are more photos in the archive is to click on the Camera button (<img src="http://shipwatcher.com/images/camera.gif" alt="" width="12" height="12" />) and manually take some photos.</p><br /><p>You can run slideshows for several ships at once, but the more ships you select, the longer it will take to display a new picture.</p><br /><p>While the SlideShow is running, the green arrow will change to a “Stop” button that looks like this: <img src="http://shipwatcher.com/images/StopHS.png" alt="" /></p><br /><p>Click on the Stop button to stop the SlideShow. The most recent image from the camera will then be displayed.</p><br /><p>It took me a while to work out how to do this, so if you use it, please let me know. If I know that people are using some of these new things, I’ll add more fun toys!</p><br /><p>Why don’t you <a href="http://ShipWatcher.com">try it out</a> now?</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-11672488397188493222009-07-27T10:51:00.000+10:002009-08-30T22:30:47.775+10:00New Webcams: Crystal Serenity / Crystal Symphony<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheShipwatcherBlog/~3/nSSrGghKV00/"><b>Read More</b></a><br/><p>Thanks to Robert Heuman for suggesting we add ships from Crystal Cruises. </p><br /><p>Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony are now available on ShipWatcher. They have three webcams each: forward, port and starboard.</p><br />Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964288603359314853.post-21855947224999340132009-07-17T20:45:00.000+10:002009-07-17T20:46:12.899+10:00We've Moved!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">This blog has moved! </span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><div align="center"><br />The new address is</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://blog.shipwatcher.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;">http://blog.ShipWatcher.com/</span></a></div><br /><br />Please update your browser and RSS reader to the new links. All of our existing articles have moved too.<br /><br />I'm now using <a href="http://wordpress.org/" target="_blank">WordPress</a> as my blogging platform, and really like it.<br /><br />If you've got any comments or suggestions, please let us know.Neil Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765014622796279160noreply@blogger.com0