6151. MATTHEW - a replica of Giovanni Caboto's (John Cabot) ship seen in the English Channel off Weymouth. In May 1497 Cabot and his crew are credited as being the first Europeans to set foot in what became... Date: 1997 Image ID 2054
6152. MATTHEW - a replica of Giovanni Caboto's (John Cabot) ship approaching Weymouth, England. Cabot and his crew are credited as, in May 1497, being the first Europeans to set foot in what is today's... Date: 1997 Image ID 2055
6153. MATTHEW - a replica of Giovanni Caboto's (John Cabot) ship on which he and his crew became in May 1497, the first Europeans to set foot in what is today's Canada. MATTHEW is seen here approaching... Date: 1997 Image ID 2056
6154. MATUA (1982/2657grt/IMO 8120868, ex-MANU SAMOA, FORUM RAROTONGA, RAROTONGAN ROVER II, MAELIFELL, KATYA, ALEX, STENHOLM. Renamed SDK ITALY, DAGGER. Broken up 2012) alongside at Auckland's Freyberg... Date: 17 February 2007 Image ID 3791
6155. MATUA (1982/2657grt/IMO 8120868, ex-MANU SAMOA, FORUM RAROTONGA, RAROTONGAN ROVER II, MAELIFELL, KATYA, ALEX, STENHOLM. Renamed SDK ITALY, DAGGER) outbound from Auckland bound for the Pacific Islands. Date: 27 October 2008 Image ID 4928
6156. MATUKU (2016/29735grt/50143dwt/IMO 9657806) - The most recent addition to New Zealand's coastal shipping fleet, the chemical and oil products tanker Matuku (29735grt/50143dwt) arrived at Auckland's... Date: 21 September 2016 Image ID 10580
6157. The coastal tanker MATUKU (2016/29735grt/50143dwt/IMO 9657806) pulls away from the Wynyard Wharf oil installation with assistance from the tug HAURAKI (2014/250grt/124dwt/IMO 9681015) as she sails... Date: 9 February 2019 Image ID 11640
6158. The coastal tanker MATUKU (2016/29735grt/50143dwt/IMO 9657806) sailing from Auckland bound for Timaru, passes the berthed cruise ships MAJESTIC PRINCESS (144216grt/11277dwt/IMO 9614141) and NORWEGIAN... Date: 9 February 2019 Image ID 11641
6159. MAUI 1 (1970/107grt) - built originally for the Port Taranaki Authority by the Whangarei Engineering Company (WECO). Used during the salvage of the grounded container ship RENA in Tauranga in 2011 she... Date: 1 December 2017 Image ID 11115
6160. MAUI 1 (23), RAKANUI (4), FERRO (33, far right), WAKA KUME (2, left) and CHRISTINE MARY (ex-QS MAPLE - centre) charge off the start line of the 178th Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug race). Date: 29 January 2018 Image ID 11166
6161. MAX SCHULTE (2015/27279grt/30235dwt/IMO 9676711) - on final approach to Auckland inbound from Marsden Point Whangarei. She is owned and managed by Hanseatic Unity Chartering of Hamburg, Germany. Date: 11 August 2017 Image ID 11017
6162. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II) bathed in early morning sun, arrives in Auckland, NZ from Rarotonga for a three... Date: 3 March 2001 Image ID 1469
6163. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II) bathed in early morning sun, arrives in Auckland, NZ from Rarotonga for a three... Date: 3 March 2001 Image ID 1470
6164. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II) bathed in early morning sun, arrives in Auckland, NZ. As of 30 November 2008,... Date: 4 March 2006 Image ID 3225
6165. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II) bathed in early morning sun, arrives in Auckland, NZ. As of 30 November 2008,... Date: 4 March 2006 Image ID 3226
6166. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II), makes an evening departure from Southampton, England, passing the reefer GREEN... Date: 1997 Image ID 7127
6167. MAXIM GORKIY (1969/24220grt/IMO 6810627, ex-MAKSIM GORKIY, HANSEATIC, HAMBURG. Was to have been renamed MARCO POLO II), makes an evening departure from Southampton, England. As of 30 November 2008,... Date: 1997 Image ID 7128
6168. MAYAN QUEEN IV - built by Germany's Blohm and Voss GmbH in 2008 in Hamburg, the 93.25m motor yacht is owned by Mexican billionaire Alberto Bailleres, the the second richest man in Mexico. Her... Date: 24 September 2011 Image ID 7013
6169. MAYAN QUEEN IV - built by Germany's Blohm and Voss GmbH in 2008 in Hamburg, the 93.25m motor yacht is reportedly owned by Mexican billionaire Alberto Bailleres the the second richest man in Mexico.... Date: 24 September 2011 Image ID 7014
6170. The superyacht MAYAN QUEEN IV, general cargo ship
TASMAN STAR, ferries, tugs, charterboats and RUBY RED LIPS, a tourist trip jetboat were just some of the numerous types of craft seen in Auckland on... Date: 25 September 2011 Image ID 7026
6171. MAYAN QUEEN IV (nearest camera) and OCEAN VICTORY (at the time of this picture, owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Rashnikov) lay alongside the refitting berths in Auckland's St. Mary's Bay. MAYAN... Date: 7 December 2011 Image ID 7325
6172. MAYFLOWER just after completing the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug and towboat race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 14173
6173. MAYFLOWER just after completing the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug and towboat race. Date: 27 January 2025 Image ID 14174
6174. MAYFLOWER II built in 1955/6 in Brixham, Devon, England, this is a 236-ton replica of the original MAYFLOWER which took the Pilgrims to set foot in the New World on 26 December 1620. MAYFLOWER II is... Date: SEPTEMBER 2008 Image ID 4900
6175. MCP HAMBURG (2007/5316grt/IMO 9371969) about to be passed to port by the vehicle carrier AURIGA LEADER (2008/60213gt/IMO 9402718) in Port Phillip Bay, both outbound from Melbourne, Victoria,... Date: 19 February 2012 Image ID 7703
6176. MCP HAMBURG (2007/5316grt/IMO 9371969) in Port Phillip Bay, outbound from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Date: 19 February 2012 Image ID 7704
6177. MCP LINZ (2008/5272grt/IMO 9383493) outbound from Auckland, NZ. Date: 18 February 2012 Image ID 7699
6178. MCP VILLACH (2008/5272grt/7853dwt/IMO 9520493) well loaded arrives in Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 2 Novemeber 2011 Image ID 8105
6179. MED (2003/25407grt/33853dwt/IMO 9241487, ex- MSC JAKARTA, NORDMED, CMA CGM INTENSITY) - in the Rangitoto Channel off Narrow Neck Beach, inbound to Auckland from Suva for her maiden call. She is owned... Date: 6 October 2013 Image ID 9169
6180. MED (2003/25407grt/33853dwt/IMO 9241487, ex- MSC JAKARTA, NORDMED, CMA CGM INTENSITY) - passes Bean Rock light inbound to Auckland from Suva for her maiden call. She is owned by Oldendorff C E and... Date: 6 October 2013 Image ID 9170
6181. MEDEA (1982/50681grt/IMO 8016550) returns to port in Auckland, New Zealand today after all vessels were evacuated as a precautionary measure following a tsunami alert caused by the Chilean earthquake. Date: 28 February 2010 Image ID 6173
6182. MEDEA (1982/50681grt/IMO 8016550) returns to port in Auckland, New Zealand today after all vessels were evacuated as a precautionary measure following a tsunami alert caused by the Chilean earthquake. Date: 28 February 2010 Image ID 6174
6183. MEDEA (1982/50681grt/IMO 8016550) returns to port in Auckland, New Zealand today after all vessels were evacuated as a precautionary measure following a tsunami alert caused by the Chilean earthquake. Date: 28 February 2010 Image ID 6175
6184. MEDICI, Auckland, NZ - The purchase of this motor launch adds four months to gaol sentence. See:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10820623 Date: 2003 Image ID 8086
6185. MEDICI, Auckland, NZ - The purchase of this motor launch adds four months to gaol sentence. See:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10820623 Date: 2003 Image ID 8087
6186. MAERSK DAMASCUS (2002/45803grt/
IMO 9227338, ex-P&O NEDLLOYD PALLISER, SANTA ROMANA) - departs Auckland, New Zealand carrying MISC funnel livery. Date: 24 July 2008 Image ID 4784
6187. MEGAN - is one of Captain Cook Cruises fleet of single deck, high speed, low wash rocket ferries operating on Sydney Harbour. Date: 28 February 2023 Image ID 13024
6188. MEKONG RIVER (2008/9940grt/13760dwt/IMO 9378931. Renamed MAX COURAGE in 2015 then PACIFIC BEIJING IN 2018) - funnel colours of Universal Shipping BV.
IF ANYONE KNOWS OTHERWISE ABOUT THESE FUNNEL... Date: 21 May 2015 Image ID 10107
6189. MEKONG RIVER (2008/9940grt/13760dwt/IMO 9378931) arriving Auckland from Noumea, New Caledonia. Cyprus-flagged, she is owned by JR Shipping and managed by JR Shipmanagement of Harlingen, The... Date: 21 May 2015 Image ID 10106
6190. MELANESIAN CHIEF (1990/10352gt/13387dwt/IMO 8809191, ex-CORAL CHIEF, PACIFIC HARMONY) sails from Auckland in the twilight of her career. She was broken up soon after this picture. Date: 15 May 2020 Image ID 12177
6191. MELANESIAN CHIEF (1990/10352gt/13387dwt/981TEU/IMO 8809191, ex-CORAL CHIEF, PACIFIC HARMONY) - owned, managed and operated by Swire Shipping of Singapore, departs Auckland at the end of her career.... Date: 15 May 2020 Image ID 12395
6192. MELBOURNE STAR (1971/24907grt/IMO 7108162, ex-ACT 4) - Blue Star Line's 31 year-old veteran outbound from Auckland, New Zealand after her final visit before scrapping in 2003. Ahead of her is the... Date: 7 January 2003 Image ID 528
6193. MELINA (2009/40030grt/50716dwt/IMO 9401075, ex-BENITA SCHULTE, UASC SAMARRA) arriving from Long Beach, US.
MELINA is owned and managed by ConChart Commercial of Athens. Date: 26 March 2018 Image ID 11250
6194. MELINA (2009/40030grt/50716dwt/IMO 9401075, ex-BENITA SCHULTE, UASC SAMARRA) arriving from Long Beach, US. MELINA is owned and managed by ConChart Commercial of Athens. Date: 26 March 2018 Image ID 11256
6195. MEOLA - a workboat built for the Ministry of Works in Port Chalmers in 1961 by Miller & Tunnage. She also spent a time commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy. Date: 26 January 2026 Image ID 14548
6196. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and in 2023, MARELLA VOYAGER) at speed in The... Date: 18 October 1997 Image ID 1474
6197. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and in 2023, MARELLA VOYAGER) makes her maiden... Date: 9 December 2007 Image ID 4293
6198. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and MARELLA VOYAGER in 2023) berths in... Date: 9 December 2007 Image ID 4294
6199. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and MARELLA VOYAGER in 2023) outbound from... Date: 18 October 1997 Image ID 5976
6200. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and MARELLA VOYAGER in 2023) outbound from... Date: 18 October 1998 Image ID 7062
6201. MERCURY (1997/76522grt/IMO 9106302. Renamed CELEBRITY MERCURY in 2008. Announced March 2011, will be renamed MEIN SCHIFF 2, then MEIN SCHIFF HERZ in 2019 and MARELLA VOYAGER in 2023) outbound from... Date: 18 October 1998 Image ID 7193
