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Thursday, 5 March 2026

MV Isle of Islay







 MV Isle of Islay, the first of four ferries being built at Cemre Marin Endustri in Yalova, Turkey will serve Islay and Jura when she enters service, and will be joined by her sister vessel MV Loch Indaal later this year. Photographed at Garvel dry dock  Greenock.

Wednesday, 4 March 2026

MSC ANNICK












 MSC ANNICK is a Container ship built in 1998 by HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. LTD. - ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA. Currently sailing under the flag of Liberia.  It's gross tonnage is 40792 tons.

Seen here preparing to depart from Greenock container terminal on the Clyde.

Svitzer Hawk



Svitzer Hawk at James Watt Dock.
 

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Laika



Barge at Bowling,it has a rather strange name Laike,which was the name of the first living being to go into space .

Laika was a stray Moscow dog, the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 spacecraft on November 3, 1957, proving that life could survive launch and weightlessness, but her mission was one-way, and she died from overheating hours into the flight, sparking animal rights concerns despite the knowledge gained for human spaceflight. 

Laika was built on the River Clyde in 2011 she is a wide beam dutch barge.

Friday, 27 February 2026

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

BBC Livorno






 BBC Livorno passing Greenock after delivering windmill parts to KGV Glasgow.

Monday, 23 February 2026

HMS Charger P292,HMS Biter P270



 Royal Navy patrol boats HMS Charger P292,HMS Biter P270 berthed in Glasgow city centre.