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Sunday 25 July 2021

Thursday 22 July 2021

Monday 19 July 2021

Sunday 18 July 2021

Largs









 Barracuda,a speed boat at Largs promenade, once a popular sight.

Seal Carr








 Seal Carr returning from the Holy Loch were she dumps her spoil.

The BAE shipyard at Scotstoun is being dredged for the arrival of HMS Glasgow which is being built at the BAE yard at Govan.

Saturday 17 July 2021

TS Jack Petchey




 The TS Jack Petchey, is a British-flagged training ship, named after Jack Petchey OBE. The Jack Petchey is part of the Offshore Fleet of the Sea Cadet Corps, and is used to take 12 Sea Cadets to sea, although she comes alongside most nights she does have the capability to carry out extended passages. Whilst at sea the Sea Cadets aboard the Jack Petchey are able to put into practical use their seamanship and navigational training, as well as earning RYA (Royal Yachting Association)

Saturday 10 July 2021

Seal Carr








 Making her way up the Clyde to BAE shipyard at Scotstoun were dredging work is being carried out.

Thursday 8 July 2021

Bleo Holm

 Escape Pods at Bowling Harbour, the pods have been converted as use as a house boat and can be booked on Air bnb.

The pods came from the Bleo Holm a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) .

She was partly built on the Clyde at UIE Clydebank 1999.







Saturday 26 June 2021

Northern Rib Grumpy and Thumper











On the 2nd of February the 105 meter drill ship Valaris DS4 broke its moorings in a 70 mph wind while it was laid up at Hunterson ,although there was no visible sign of pollution counter pollution boats were brought in to survey the area.