Ocean Dancer Gallery

Just a few selected images of the former Dutch Beam Trawler Ocean Dancer. I have a good selection of images captured throughout the yearly expeditions which brought it to Whitby, this will enable me to change them from time to time.


The first photograph was captured by Alan Wastell from Whitby's swingbridge as the vessel passes through the swingbridge on its way to the wharf in the upper harbour.	The vessel stayed berthed in the lower harbour on its first two visits to Whitby, making it difficult for me to board it even with the change in tide.

The Ocean Dancer seen here berthed in the lower harbour behind the motor yacht "Rosa";. Together they seem to complement each other.	As the ship approaches the wharf, astern of her the latest fishery patrol vessel North Eastern Guardian III prepares to leave Whitby.

The photograph above was taken with the vessel berthed alongside the fish market and was captured in 2003 during the Ocean Dancer's first visit to Whitby. The vessel was quite different then with the stern exposed, during its first expedition the recompression chamber was positioned on the deck and the compressed air cylinders in full view. Today, the chamber is located within the bow along with all the supporting equipment.

Ocean Dancer Charter's

Of her many charter's the Ocean Dancer was involved in the Elizabeth movie sequel "Elizabeth The Golden Age", a popular film which was awarded numerous film / movie awards. The following link leads to the Newlyn Fishing News website and a page dedicated to the film shoot. I have also added a new page about the film just for information purposes which can be found using the following link Elizabeth The Golden Age.

Ocean Dancer Galleries

The following gallery pages present selected photographs captured inside the vessel showing the accommodation and dive support equipment, followed by photographs of the vessels outside including more hull shots and those of her bridge and engine room. There was a period where the Ocean Dancer was placed for for sale putting her involvement in the expeditions under jeopardy, this is a simple introduction page. To complete the series of gallery pages I have added another final page, this one presenting the Ocean Dancer as she was prior to undergoing a major conversion to enclose her stern, which shows the vessel in quite stark circumstances.