On the river yesterday.

Some close ups of Svitzer Sun at Western Quay, North Shields, 21st May 2012.

SVITZER SUN outwards from the Tyne, destination the Tees 03/06/2016.

According to the PD Ports website she is currently sharing No 4 Dry Dock with SVITZER CECILIA & slated to leave on the 6th. Coming back then?

Immingham.

Annual drydocking then back to Tyne

She's now at Felixstowe.

Port of Tyne website has her coming back from Felixstowe on 30/06/2016 at 23:59 and the SVITZER MERCIA outwards for Sea at the same time. Both movements shown as "estimated".

Both these movements now removed from the Port of Tyne website.

I was down at North Shields this morning and I don't think I have ever seen the river so empty. There was only PRINCESS SEAWAYS on her berth and nothing as far as I could see on the Riverside Quay through to the car terminals. BR-exited.

I spent the early part of this evening at the Alum House, possibly the oldest pub in South Shields, at a regular meeting of a group of 'Maritime Professionals' - when I arrived, just after 5:30, Princess Seaways had just sailed and there was not a single sea-going vessel in the river between Hebburn Dock and the piers. I’ve not seen such a situation before and I suspect that it might be the first time in my lifetime that such a thing has happened – unbelievable! However, there are at least three ships lying off the river.