Military, cruise, and freight vessels visit port

The Royal New Zealand Navy's multi-role vessel, HMNZS Canterbury, passing a busy Port Chalmers on its way to berth at the T/U sheds in the upper harbour yesterday.

Berthed in the background are the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice, the container ship Xin Zhang Zhou and the bulk carrier Ocean Flower, while Port Otago tug Otago is dwarfed by them all. HMNZS Canterbury is in Dunedin until 5pm tomorrow, when it is due to depart for the sub-Antarctic islands.