MV DIEPPE

[frederic]

MV Dieppe of Transmanche ferries is at Brest for her refit.

[memorykarl]

are you likely to get any pictures frederic

[frederic]

I'm sorry but I can't take photos because the port of Brest is close >

[Pierre-Yves]

A Stena- ferry is in Brest too. It's a sister ship of Normandy. I think it's the one wiche operates from Rosslare.

[Rod]

Yes that's STENA EUROPE
On va bientot pouvoir parler français ici, ca sera plus simple

[memorykarl]

ok dont worry about the pictures then

stupid shipyards etc etc etc moan moan moan....... (you get the idea)

[Unregistered User]

[quote author=Pont Aven link=board=5;threadid=352;start=0#msg4273 date=1075745902]
ok dont worry about the pictures then

stupid shipyards etc etc etc moan moan moan....... (you get the idea)
[/quote]

No!!

Please remember that Brest is a French Naval (military) port, thus there are restrictions just as there are in the U.K. For example: Devonport, Faslaine, and to a certain extent Portsmouth. Also Brest is the home to some of the Fernch submarine fleet, so I am sure you can understand their fears. Just think what is going on around the world, with all these terrorist threats etc. It only takes one and you could end up with a big mess.

In the present climate of mistrust of anything that is not normal, then these establishments are going to be on a high state of alert. To that end everybody who enters these areas are searched and their details logged. Some establishment go as far as to ask you to leave mobile phones and photographic equipement at the gatehouse. This is how worried they are about security.

So to that end onlty people with genuine business in these areas are admited, and they are subject to rigourous checks. So quite honestly I don't think, in the present climate, that enthusiasts taking photographs of ferries comes into that category. Just look what happened to the plane spotters in Greece.

Regards

[memorykarl]

o rite i never actually knew that it was a naval port! ooops

[Yann Ferries]

Be happy memorykarl, here photographs of Dieppe :

http://perso.club-internet.fr/dstef/...a_d/Dieppe.htm

[Yann Ferries]

[quote author=Rod link=board=5;threadid=352;start=0#msg4262 date=1075739631]
Yes that's STENA EUROPE
On va bientot pouvoir parler français ici, ca sera plus simple
[/quote]

Je l'espère, Rod

If not, Stena Europe is in technical stop until February 13, 2004.
It will take again its service on the Rosslare - Fishguard line on February 14, 2004.

Concerning the harbour of Brest, I hope that that will not be to close during the armament of the Pont Aven.