Busy week for ships at the local docks
The cargo vessel Oleander arrived in the Island from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey on Sunday, with 197 containers, including 37 refrigerated.
Its miscellaneous cargo included eight trailers, ten cars and one bobcat on a trailer. It sailed around 8 a.m. yesterday.
Cable ship RENE DESCARTES departed from Pennos Wharf on Monday morning following a crew change.
Somers Isle cargo ship was scheduled to pull in to Bermuda yesterday afternoon, however, its freight details were not available from its local shipping agency yesterday.
It's understood its load included a private submarine to be used by the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences (BIOS) apart of its research. Somers Isle will sail at around 10 a.m. on Friday.
Bermuda Islander will arrive tomorrow at 8 a.m. and depart the same time on Friday.
It will import 134 containers, including 29 refrigerated and a 43-foot boat.
Bermuda's cruise ship scene remains steady and booming with the arrival of thousands of pleasure seekers to our ports.
On Sunday morning, 3,635 passengers disembarked from the Explorer of the Seas before it left the Island later that evening.
Norwegian Spirit pulled in on Monday at 7.45 a.m. and left 5 p.m. that day with 2,507 passengers.
Also on that day, the Azamara Journey visited St. George's at 8.30 a.m., shifted to Hamilton yesterday morning. It's slated to sail tomorrow at 9.30 a.m., with 693 passengers.
Empress of the Seas arrived in Hamilton on Monday at 2.50 p.m., with 1,796 travellers. Today, it will switch to St. George's before it heads out on Thursday morning.
Private Motor Yacht Rasselas came ashore on Monday night to refuel.
Norwegian Crown came to Bermuda yesterday morning with 1,215 pleasure seekers. It will move to the Hamilton docks today and will sail at 1 p.m. on Friday.
Also arriving in St. George's yesterday was the Norwegian Majesty, at 9.45 a.m. and will be there until Friday at noon. It had 1,659 passengers.
Grandeur of The Seas visited Dockyard yesterday morning however, its passenger and crew information was not available. It will depart Bermuda this morning.
Norwegian Dawn is expected in Dockyard tomorrow at 8 a.m. and will depart later on at 6 p.m.
Last Thursday at 5:59 pm, Bermuda Radio received a 911 call from a member of public requesting the medical transfer of a female camper who fell and sustained a cut to her leg on Hen Island, St. Georges Harbour.
Bermuda Radio contacted the Marine Police Unit, who responded in Heron I and transferred the victim to St. Georges, where she was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.
