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Thursday, 5 February 2026

Q Varl B29






Q Varl B29 on the slip at Nobles boatyard Girvan.

Q Varl Fishing Co Ltd, the company associated with the vessel Qvarl BM 29, was ordered to pay £17,310 in fines and associated costs in April 2021 for scallop dredging offences that occurred in 2019. 


Creagallan


 Creagallan,a tour boat based in Oban.

Largs


 A winter's evening in Largs,taken  from the pier.

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Nelson's Monument Glasgow Green


The Nelson Monument on Glasgow Green is a 144-foot (44 m) tall stone obelisk built in 1806 to commemorate the naval victories of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson. It is notable for being the first civic monument in Britain erected in Nelson's honour, preceding the more famous Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square by over 30 years.

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Llanreath







 Formerly a pilot boat, one of only two, built for Milford Haven Port Authority by James W. Cook & Co.(Wivenhoe) Ltd of Colchester Essex. Built in 1971/2.

Photographed at Troon Harbour.

Bonnie KY14




 Bonnie on the quayside at Pittenweem Harbour.

Monday, 2 February 2026

Zobel S75






 The S75 Zobel (or Zobel von Jabietz) was a German Schnellboot (Fast Attack Craft) of the 143A Gepard class.

She visited Glasgow in 2006 for a Nato exercise.