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This is the harbour at West Bay in Dorset, originally known as Bridport Harbour, viewed from the new Jurassic Pier. The ship is the historic passenger steamer Balmoral, built in Southampton in 1949 and now fully restored, it carries up to 750 passengers all around the UK.
Here, on 1st June 2006, it is about to embark on its first ever sailing from West Bay, following Dorset's famous Jurassic Coastline along Chesil Beach and around Portland Bill to Weymouth, Bournemouth, and the Isle of Wight. A similar trip is scheduled for 2009.
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