Curzola

Curzola making the tricky manoeuvre into Rothesay dock on 4 Jan 09

AASLI

Aasli at anchor in the bay at Gourock,she was waiting to go to Inchgreen Quay,very much a regular on the Clyde,the photographs were taken on board MV Jupiter.

Port Dundas / Forth and Clyde canal

This is the Glasgow branch of the Forth and Clyde canal which joined up with the Monkland canal,[now filled in]

Digging for the canal started in 1768 ,it has to be remembered at this time the depth of the River Clyde at Glasgow was a mere 4ft,so the canal that ran through Glasgow a short distance from the city centre was of great importance.

Port Dundas as it is called was built high on a hill so that the chimneys from the factory's and mills would not pollute the city below.

Barges were able to join the canal at Bowling and sail into the heart of Glasgow, a great plus for merchants who previously had to rely on goods coming from Port Glasgow by poor quality roads.

The mills have now been converted into flats ,it still comes as a surprise to people that a canal is only a short walk from the city centre.

STRATHCLYDE Police Launch

The Strathclyde police launch which was a familiar site on the Clyde has been sold .
It was last spotted in Portishead,apparently to be converted to a sight seeing boat.

Werder Bremen

Werder Bremen approaching the tail of the bank on a rather stormy day March 2008.
She is painted in the colours of the football team of the same name,the German company
BELUGA SHIPPING sponsors the team.

On March of 2000 she was involved in a an accident which resulted in the death of 5 seamen. You can read the full report HERE.

Millport

The only town on the Isle of Cumbrae,Millport.
A charming little town which has changed very little over the past hundred years,it can be incredibly busy during the summer months,I took this picture on a cold December day.

M-04 Imanta.

M-04 Dutch minesweeper Imanta,seen on the clyde during a NATO exercise.