Princess Seaways was the Tyne's first foot this year. She has a wee list to port, i know the feeling well.

She's well over.
Thought you had a wee list to sherry not port

The Ro-Ro ferry Princess Seaways arriving in the Tyne this morning.

PRINCESS SEAWAYS (8502391), Denmark, 31356gt, completed Bremerhaven 6-1986
1986 PETER PAN - 93 SPIRIT OF TASMANIA - 02 SPIR - 03 FJORD NORWAY - 06 PRINCESS OF NORWAY - 2011 PRINCESS SEAWAYS

Sailing at 5.00pm today - 18 March 2013 (before the hailstones -just!): Managed to get there to dash off this one wide-angle bow shot! Ron

When a video emerged last night of the PRINCESS SEAWAYS I thought she was simply struggling to turn in high winds.
It now appears she actually broke her moorings and was swept away from her berth.
Fortunately, it seems she had steam up and quickly got her starboard anchor down.
She had arrived late that morning but her sailing (due 5.00pm) was then long delayed until after 3.00am.
There will therefore be a delay on her return trip.
See: http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/lo ... -1-7598078
and elsewhere.

Ron

On 29 November 2015 she broke her moorings at the North Shields ferry terminal in high winds and was adrift broadside across the river off Northumbrian Quay before being remoored.

A couple of images from the Evening Chronicle.

Did she actually strike the south bank? Looks very close here.
Where were our intrepid photographers

Spending a boring Sunday afternoon thinking "there's nothing much due to happen on the river today - I'm not going out in that" - probably would have taken a different view in our (distant) youth.

Only a stiff breeze, but DFDS weren’t taking any chances this morning.