Chuetsu Maru

Flying Phantom

The Flying Phantom was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow 1981.
She is seen here returning to James Watt Dock.

The Flying Phantom sank on the evening of 19 December 2007 with the loss of three lives.

The tug was escorting the 39738 grt bulk carrier RED JASMINE to Shieldhall with a cargo of animal feed and got into difficulty near Rothesay Dock Clydebank as the vessels made their way up river to Shieldhall.

Lochnevis

Loch Nevis seen in James Watt Dock.
Built: 2000
Cost: £5.500.000


Launched: 5/8/2000

DIMENSIONS:
Length: 49.2m
Breadth: 11.4m
Draught:
Gross tonnage: 941

CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 190
Cars: 14
Crew: 0
Lifeboats: 1

TECHNICAL:
Builders: Ailsa Shipbuilding, Troon

She is situated at Mallaig.

Cloch Light House and MV Arran

A postcard from the mid seventies, can anybody name the ferry?

MV Jupiter

Jupiter heading back to Gourock.

True Blue

Seen in the bay at Rothsay Isle of Bute.

St Mungo on the Clyde

St Mungo is a popular sight on the upper reaches of the Clyde,she is seen most days going about her business of keeping the river clean of flotsam and jetsam and to assist in riverbank clean up.

The Water Witch Engineering Company designed and built St Mungo.