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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. 

Wednesday 23 June 2021

Tonka

 







Tonka arriving at Little Cumbrae Island, she was built in 1984 for the Royal Navy, she is owned by Mirren Marine

Monday 21 June 2021

Sten Idun
















 From Dunoon to Port Glasgow,Sten Idun making her way up to Rothesay Dock at Clydebank.

Wednesday 16 June 2021

Harvest Anne




 Multipurpose workboat, support vessel and landing craft. Operating around the West Coast of Scotland and Northern Isles.


Harvest Anne is seen here at Fairlie Pier.

 


Sunday 13 June 2021

Waverley





Waverley Saturday 12 June, on sea trials before she starts her summer season.
 

Wednesday 9 June 2021

Connel Elizabeth Cargill




Troon life boat 114 007 Connel Elizabeth Cargill.
Waverley Class 44 foot.

In the 60's the RNLI fleets boats were limited to around 8kts due to their hull design, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) had developed a 44-foot boat thatplaned over the water. The RNLI bought one of these and built it as the Waveney-class.  Built by Brooke Marine at Lowestoft, O/N 1001-1006, Groves and Gutteridge at Cowes, O/N 1026-1029, 1033-1036. Bideford Shipbuilders, Devon, O/N 1042-1045. Fairey Marine, Cowes O/N 1060, 1065 and 1079.