Crown Princess

Launch of HMS Duncan

D37 Hms Duncan hits the water at Govan Shipyard and may be the last slipway launch of it kind on the river, Cms tugs Beaver Bay,Bruiser, Battler and Biter stand by to make fast, Switzer Milford was also in attendance.

HNLS De Zeven Provincien F802

About to take on her pilot form the cutter Toward is the dutch naval vessel De Zeven Provincien, making her way to Glasgow for a visit and some shore leave for the crew before the start of Joint Warrior 102. The American oiler USNS Leroy Grumman can be seen anchored at the tail o the bank and was being tender to by Cms Criuser all weekend.

Hms Ark Royal R07

Hms Ark Royal inbound passing perch rock at the mouth of the Gareloch, the Royal Navy flagship was heading for Faslane prior to the start of Joint Warrior 102, USNS Leroy Grumman is at anchor.

Admiral Day

Dover registered dredger Admiral Day after arriving at James Watt Dock from working upriver

RFA Argus

Seen on the deguassing range off Barons Point at the entrance of Loch Long.

Sealand Performance

Departing Greenock Ocean Terminal after some work after a lengthy layup on Loch Striven is the Sealand Performance a large container carrier

Westerdam

Cms Bruiser

Clyde Marine Services tug Bruiser passing Greenock Custom House Quay while escorting a tanker to Rothesay Dock.

Marida Melissa

After weighing anchor off Greenock after an overnight stay products tanker Marida Melissa heads for Rothesay Dock with tugs Ayton Cross and CMS Bruiser

NCV Barentshav

Norweigian coastguard vessel Barentshav being loaded with equipment at Fairlie Pier prior to a submarine rescue exercise near Inchmarnock Island with the Swedish submarine rescue ship Belos.

RFA Fort Rosalie

RFA Fort Rosalie deballasting at the Tail o the Bank off Greenock prior to sailing for drydocking at Birkenhead on the Mersey

Upper Clyde Sunrise

A beautiful start to a days work on the upper Clyde awaits me, I captured this wonderful sunrise from Braehead pontoon looking up to the city in the late summer of 2006, I was about to head into the river for another days toil on the Clyde Waterbus, Pride 'o' the Clyde.

A Day fit for a Queen

Clydebanks finest creation the Queen Elizabeth II on the final approaches to the Greenock Ocean Terminal in fantastic conditions surrounded by a flotilla of small craft and the Calmac ferry Saturn.

The beautiful little island of Pladda with its much needed lighthouse situated off the south east coast of Arran