Table Bay Cape Town Vessel Register

Table Bay Vessel Register | Cape Town Ship Spotting & MOS

Table Bay Vessel Register featuring a container ship photographed off Cape Town for the Maritime Observation System (MOS).

The Table Bay Vessel Register documents vessels photographed by Vernon Chalmers in Cape Town. It forms part of the Vernon Chalmers Photography Maritime Observation System (MOS), an observational and educational framework combining maritime photography, vessel identification and photographic records. This register is an observational and educational record and is not for navigation.

Vessel (Click Name for More) IMO Photos
MSC SOPHIE VII92218271
INDUSTRIAL CHALLENGER92139351
UHL FAITH98924821
TOP HONOR11085001
JARAMA10300641
LANCE76383511
KOTA LEKAS96254011
LOMLUnavailable3
BRIGHT SKY94654351
NOOSFERA89044961
SANTO DO MAR93291741
KINEI MARU NO. 8191253221
CF ANJA10796441
HAFNIA JAGUAR96358581
ORIENT ADVENTURER96647063
INDUSTRIAL DOLPHIN93601921
GREEN HONDURAS89121321
JESTERUnavailable1
GLOBALPESCA III92479001
AFRICAN ARROW97272971
AMAURY NEYRAND99400191
BLUE MASTER II94654111
BH SHIJIAZHUANG10590221
ANTARCTIC ENDURANCE98278911
YASA FALCON95971231
LONG FA86071151
GEO OCEAN VII92122281
BOURBON EXPLORER 51196542681
KAROLINE93758741
EEMSLIFT NELLI96714621
FU XING HAI99596201
COLD STREAM90517911
BALTIC STRENGTH11339071
CELTIC99176721
MAERSK VALENCIA93449541
CORAL SEA73665061
HECTOR N93841001
OKOMBAHE76341351
UMKHUSELI94270551
KOTA LIMA92676511
AFALINA11225821
ANNEGRET91477101
HAFNIA SOYA97292711
MSC LORETTA92304901
CHITOSE96665081
MANTA OMER MECIT97370581
MAINPORT PINE96593351
PATRICIA99785091
MRC SEDEF93350321
S. A. AGULHAS II95771352
HARVEST MZANSI89015111
MSC ANYA V92978641
OCEANICASUB XIX95380861
DESERT DIAMOND86073611
YA TOIVO79076971
FOREST 699473541
PACIFIC WORLD90002591
MAMOLA RELIANCE97141471
PRINCE OF SEAS90144441

Click a column heading to sort. Data last updated 6 October 2026. © Vernon Chalmers Photography.

Cape Town-based Canon photography trainer, educator, and Conscious Intelligence (CI) researcher specialising in nature photography, visual perception, Canon EOS systems and AI.

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