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PACIFIC EXPLORER - IMO 9103996

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Photographer:
Clyde Dickens [ View profile ]
Captured:
Apr 18, 2022
Added:
Apr 18, 2022
Views:
322
Image Resolution:
2,494 x 1,564

Description:

First cruise ship to come to Sydney for two years!
There were about 250 staff on board but no passengers.
The Pacific Explorer (changed from Dawn Princess in 2017) made the 18,000-kilometre voyage back from Cyprus where the ship has been anchored with many others after the local cruise industry was shut down due to COVID.
It will depart on the first trip with passengers on May 31, when it sails to Brisbane

Vessel
particulars

Current name:
PACIFIC EXPLORER

Former name(s):

 -  Dawn Princess (Until 2017 Jun)

Current flag:
United Kingdom
Home port:
London
Vessel Type:
Passenger (cruise) Ship
Gross tonnage:
77,441 tons
Summer DWT:
8,293 tons
Length:
261.3 m
Beam:
32.3 m
Draught:
8.2 m

AIS Position
of this ship

Last known position:
17°28’16.8” S, 120°4’38.78” E
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
19.5kts, 63.4° (64°)
Destination:
 - Location:
Kurnell
 - Arrival:
26th Apr 2024 / 00:00:31 UTC
Last update:
1 day ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

Photo
Categories

This ship exists in the following categories:

Shipping - 6 photos

Cruise Ships and Liners - 7 photos

Ship Interior - 7 photos

Harbour Overview Images - 1 photos

Passenger Vessels - 3 photos

Ship's Deck - 5 photos

Ships' Lifeboats and Tenders - 10 photos

Cruise Ships and Liners built 1991-2000 - 330 photos

Photographers
of this ship

(89)

Glenn Towler

7 photos

Brent

5 photos

Willem Kroon

1 photos

foggy

14 photos

bigmac

1 photos

Christian

3 photos

David Firth

2 photos

Pedro Amaral

1 photos

gerrard

1 photos

JohnWH

4 photos

John Kent

4 photos

Graham

2 photos

Colin Hunter

1 photos

Wallace Cray

1 photos

John Mavin

1 photos

dedge

2 photos

Anthony Legg

1 photos

U Beutekamp

3 photos

Les Blair

2 photos

Karl GOLHEN

1 photos

Aaron Fox

16 photos

John Wilson

49 photos

Tina

4 photos

Clyde Dickens

30 photos

Chris Finney

2 photos

David Pratt

3 photos

India

6 photos

Jo

1 photos

Nigel Price

1 photos

Joseph Wong

3 photos

J

3 photos

Walter Pless

1 photos

Nils

3 photos

Roger Biggs

2 photos

Peter M P

6 photos

david toms

1 photos

Bob Prins

2 photos

Pete Turner

6 photos

Tony Martin

37 photos

mattlb

1 photos

Tykemariner

3 photos

Don Fraser

6 photos

Donald Bain

3 photos

kessac

2 photos

gwrdave

3 photos

Emmanuel.L

2 photos

on-strike

1 photos

B.Clark

2 photos

sagunt

1 photos

Baronboat

1 photos

sema4

2 photos

Keith Goldie

3 photos

Roy Batty

2 photos

FredC

1 photos

Placebo

1 photos

Owen Foley

8 photos

Robbie Cox

2 photos

tonyz3479

1 photos

GERALDINEnz

9 photos

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Very nice photograph Clyde. Great to see a ship back in Circular Quay - we waited two years to see this through troubled times. Also great to see you back behind the lens. Cheers

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person
The ship is almost secondary, the skyline and the colours are what I like about this photo. :-)

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Tony, Jens and Barry. Thank you for your kind words. Its good to be back

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person
Nice one Clyde. Great to see you back in action.

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person
Welcome back Clyde !!

Cheers,
tropic

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person
Thanks Tropic. Good to be back, even with mobility limitations

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person
You've been out of your room Mate-Nice one 👍👍👍

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person
Well done Clyde, good to see you active . Keep it coming.

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Thank you Pieter and Jim
After two years of inaction my camera needs service, so I had to use my phone and sharpen and sharpen again

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