The Clyde 3 Aug 2008

Ardrossan

Taken from about a mile from Ardrossan harbour.

James Watt Dock

James Watt Dock with the Waverley minus a paddle wheel which was being repaired at the beginning of her 2008 summer season, in the background is SFPA Norna .

Gourock

Gourock esplanade with St Johns Church towering above the town.

Columbus

Columbus departing from Greenock,shortly after a torrential summer downpour.

Columbus was built by MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar, Germany. She was completed for Hapag-Lloyd in 1997, is 14903grt in size, has dimensions 144.0 x 21.5 x 5.1 m, and she has 420 berths. Engines consist of 4 x Wartsila, 10560kW, giving a service speed of 18.5 knots.

Kamenitza

Kamenitza a Russian bulker bringing a cargo of animal feed to Shieldhall.
The tugs in attendance were: Flying Phantom,Flying Spindrift and Svitzer Mallaig.

Clyde fair weekend

A short video of ships and boats filmed during the Glasgow fair holiday weekend.