MV Discovery

The ship began operation in 1972 with Flagship Cruises, under the name Island Venture. In 1974, she was sold to P&O's Princess Cruises along with sister ship Sea Venture. The pair were renamed Island Princess and Pacific Princess, the latter, laid up since 2008 at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa, Italy, and as of early 2013 apparently destined for scrapping at Aliaga, Turkey. Both appeared in the 1970s television sitcom The Love Boat, although the Pacific Princess was the main feature of the show. The Island Princess operated as part of the Princess fleet until 1999, when she was sold on to Hyundai Merchant Marine of South Korea. Renamed Hyundai Pungak her role was to transport South Korean pilgrims to religious sites in North Korea

After a brief stint as the Platinum, the ship went through a major refit between 2001 and 2003. Since then, the vessel has been sailing as Discovery under the care of the cruise company Voyages of Discovery (part of the All Leisure Group Plc) cruising out of Harwich and Liverpool in England. Voyages of Discovery sells these cruises predominately to the British, American, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and South African markets.

For the most part Discovery can be found in the Baltic, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean and Aegean Sea, and North Africa, in the months April–September (Spring and Summer in the Northern Hemisphere), and in South America, Antarctica, the Indian Ocean, India, and the Mediterranean, in the months October–March (Spring and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere).

Drum

Drum passing Gourock,for more information click HERE

HDMS Hvidbjoernen

The HDMS Hvidbjoernen (da: Hvidbjørnen, older Danish for polar bear) is a Thetis-class ocean patrol vessel belonging to the Royal Danish Navy.
Hvidbjoernen served as a platform for Commander Danish Task Group from 1998 to 2002, where after her sister ship Thetis assumed the role.

During a patrol in Faroes waters, the French trawler Bruix was suspected of illegal fishery. When approached by Hvidbjørnen the French trawler refused to let an inspection team aboard and started to sail towards the territorial border. During the chase the two ships collided.
She is seen here departing Glasgow for a military exercise off the west coast of Scotland.

MV Loch Seaforth

MV Loch Seaforth seen on a grim day at Greenocks Great Harbour,she is the latest ship in the Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) fleet, she is due to see service between Stornoway and  Ullapool.

Her German shipbuilder went into adminastration which caused a few delays in her sea trials.

Dunure

Small fishing boat at Dunure harbour .

ST TRILLO

MV ST SILIO
built by Fairfield Govan,
Yard No 657
Engines by Crossley Bros Ltd, Stockport
Last Name: THRILLO (1975)
Previous Names: ST TRILLO (1945)
Propulsion: Twin Diesel 2 xM6cy 2SA 600bhp 13kn
Launched: Tuesday, 24/03/1936
Built: 1936
Ship Type: Passenger Vessel
Tonnage: 314grt, 165nrt
Length: 149.3 feet (BP)
Breadth: 27.2 feet
Draught: 7 feet
Owner History:
Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool
1954 L & N W (Realisations) Ltd, Liverpool
1954 Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool
1963 Townsend Bros Ferries Ltd, Coventry (optd P & A Campbell)
1965 Townsend Car Ferries Ltd, Coventry
1972 Nigel A D Wait, Horley Surrey
 Scrapped - 1975

Waverley

Waverley passing Gourock as twilight falls at the end of her summer seasonn on the Clyde.