Hovercraft

A small hovercraft caught speeding down the Clyde.

Cumbrian Fisher

Cumbrian Fisher on the river today heading for Rothsey Dock with a cargo of fuel.

Christos

Heading up to Shieldhall last night was the bulker Christos,her cargo was animal feed although by the look of things she must have offloaded most of her cargo elsewhere.


Gross tonnage : 24978
Type of ship : Bulk Carrier
Year of build : 1983
Flag : Cayman Islands

MV Jupiter

MV Jupiter passing a rainbow,I took these photographs in March 2008,it was a fairly bad day weather wise,almost impossible to take photographs due the torrential rain and severe winds.

Largs

As twilight falls a fishing boat heads for Largs pier.

Police Launch

An MOD police launch heading up river to Glasgow.

Govan Town Hall

The silhouette of Govan Town Hall,built a few hundred yards from the once famous Govan dry docks.

Govan of course was famous for its shipyards the first of which were built in the 1840s,the town hall which was built in 1901 to a fairly grand design for a Burgh shows the wealth and optimism that must have prevailed in the area the time.

The architects were Thomson and Sandilands.