Winter approaches, fortunately the drone allows photos on some days when the lighting precludes normal camera photography.
ELBSTROM passes Paull for King George dock early afternoon.
SVITZER LAURA heads to assist ELBSTROM.
BALTIC WAVE passes Paull inward for Grove Wharf…
… closely followed by LADY ARIETTE also for Grove Wharf.
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Another afternoon tide.
ODDA MARIE passes Paull inward on her weekly call.
WILSON LISTA inward for Goole.
Gardline’s OCEAN RELIANCE inward for Albert dock.
The Sietas built KEY NORTH inward for Alexandra dock.
As the sun sets, ACTA CENTAURUS passes outward from King George dock to the Sofia wind farm.
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Best spot for the ships on a fine day, SCAN FJORD passes Chowderness outward from Goole.
A while later and VARKAN EGE also heads out from Goole.
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A quick flight before the rain came again – PASILA inward for King George dock.
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A fine Boxing Day morning as FREJ sails from King George dock.
COMBI DOCK I berthed at Werner quay with another load of wind turbine towers from Spain.
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SELANGOR PARK arrives off King George dock as the drizzle falls.
Still grey as the rare visitor to Hull the aggregate dredger HANSON THAMES sails from Alexandra dock.
As it brightened up I quickly got the drone up – and very luckily the sun came out too.
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Up to Oban for Hogmanay, on arrival we went up Pulpit Hill – CEG COSMOS berthed at North Pier.
The conditions were near perfect to fly the drone to catch CLANSMAN arriving.
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The brand new POLE STAR arrived from the builders on Boxing day.
Flatmates alongside Lighthouse pier.
First and possibly last chance to sail on the ISLE OF ARRAN – we took a round trip to Mull on New Years eve.
As we sailed, further views of POLE STAR alongside PHAROS at Lighthouse pier.
At Craignure, LOCH FRISA hold off while we are at the pier.
Arriving back in Oban as CLANSMAN sails for Coll/Tiree.
Well boats SETTLER and OCEAN AQUILA alongside North pier.
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