SIR JOHN MURRAY

SIR JOHN MURRAY

The SEPA survey vessel SIR JOHN MURRAY heading upriver this afternoon, seen here passing Clydebank. More details on the Scottish Enviroment Protection Agency can be Read Here.

FALCON

FALCON - 8,882 grt

Seen this morning whilst alongside Rothesay dock. This is her third visit to Clydebank this year. She spent a couple of days anchored off Arran before arriving in yesterday afternoon.
More of her details can be Read Here.

SICHEM HIROSHIMA

SICHEM HIROSHIMA - 8,539 grt

Seen this afternnon alongside the fuel terminal at Rothesay dock. She arrived in just after midnight and will probably sail after the next high tide. The next tanker due in at the dock, FALCON, is anchored off Arran.
More info on SICHEM HIROSHIMA can be Read Here.

Type 45's

The scene at BVT Scotstoun a few days ago. From the left, DIAMOND - D34 in No.3 dry dock, DRAGON - D35 in No.2 dry dock and DAUNTLESS - D33 alongside the Wall. A few shots to make up for the lack of river traffic.

A closer look at DRAGON and DAUNTLESS.

Plus a closer look at DIAMOND.

WILSON GRIMSBY

WILSON GRIMSBY - 2,506 grt

Seen this afternoon alongside Shieldhal. She is in with some sort of dry bulk. The river has been quiet these past few days. Hopefully the weekend will see some movement.
More info on WILSON GRIMSBY can be Read Here.

WD MEDWAY II at work

WD MEDWAY II

The drdger at work this afternoon. She was concentrating on the main channel from the mouth of KGV dock up to Diesel wharf. MORNES over to the right alongside KGV dock undergoing repairs and ARKLOW FUTURE alongside Shieldhall.

Canting mid channel.

AVANTI C levelling the freshly dredged riverbed.

MORNES - repair work

Another look over to MORNES alongside KGV dock. It looks as if the repair work is being carried out here, as you can see the damaged steelwork has been cut away.

ARKLOW FUTURE

ARKLOW FUTURE - 2,998 grt

Seen this afternoon as she sits alongside Shieldhall. I'm not sure what she is in with, possibly road salt or some other dry bulk. She arrived in this morning.
More of her details can be Read Here.

AVANTI C & STEN EMBLA

Rothesay dock this afternoon as AVANTI C works at the mouth of the dock and STEN EMBLA sits alongside the tanker berth. She departed a short time later.

MORNES - at night

A look over to the damaged bow of MORNES as she sits alongside the No.10 berth at KGV dock. It looks like there is some sort of frame being erected at the damaged part of the hull.
See post below for further deatils of the bump.

MORNES - bow damage

MORNES - 5,835 grt

Seen this afternoon as she headed up to KGV dock with a bit of damage to the upper part of her bow. Is seems she had a bit of a bump against the side of the Hunterston Jetty whilst departing her berth.

More details on MORNES can be Read Here.

A closer look at the damage. There was also some damage to the Jetty.

Lining up for the entrance to KGV as Clydeport's NEWARK surveys the riverbed off Shieldhall riverside.

Another nosey at the damage.

She went onto No.10 berth. I'd imagine she will be inspected by the MAIB and the Insurer's before heading elsewhere for repairs.

APOLLO CONDOR can be seen further up KGV alongside the cement berth.

RMS RIGA

RMS RIGA - 1,269 grt

Seen this afternoon as she headed downriver after a visit to BVT Govan's basin. She would have been bringing in more Type 45 components. She was last up at Govan in June 2008.
AVANTI C can be seen doing some bed levelling work just off BVT Scotstoun and behind her an empty Shieldhall riverside.

More details on RMS RIGA can be Read Here.

Passing between Yoker and Renfrew.

Dredging and associated work

A few shots of the dredger, the bed leveller and the survey boat at work this morning. WD MEDWAY II was working on Rothesay dock west. An empty tanker berth can be seen to the right.

The important bit hanging from her portside. Once she is full she heads down to the mouth of Loch Long to dump her load.

AVANTI C doing some bed levelling work just off BVT Scotstoun's Ro-Ro berth. MORNES heading up to KGV dock with her damaged bow.

Clydeport's survey boat NEWARK working at the mouth of KGV dock. The smaller boat took off from Braehead and headed up KGV dock. It had the Glasgow Coat of Arms on the side of it.

ARKLOW RESOLVE

ARKLOW RESOLVE - 2,999 grt

Seen this afternoon taking on a load of scrap metal over at Diesel wharf in Whiteinch. She arrived in through the night, just ahead of the tanker FRANK.
More details on ARKLOW RESOLVE can be Read Here.

The Govan shipyard of BVT in the background. The land off the bow of ARKLOW RESOLVE was once the slipways of the old Jordanvale shipyard of Barclay Curle.

FRANK

FRANK - 9,266 grt

Seen this afternoon on her first visit to Rothesay dock. She arrived in through the night and by the looks of it she is empty.
More of her details can be Read Here.

The River Clyde Boatyard over to the right.

Renfrew view

The scene this afternoon at high tide. AVANTI C seemed to be sheltering from the high winds we had today. RENFREW ROSE approaching the slipway at Renfrew and the product tanker FRANK down at Rothesay dock.

AVANTI C

AVANTI C

She is working alongside the dredger WD MEDWAY II. The large object off her stern is lowered onto the riverbed and dragged along to level any disturbance that has been caused by the dredging. Well, I think thats how it works. On the Notice to Mariners Clydeport has the bed levelling tug as KAMSAR. There was either a last minute change or a typo on the Notice.

More info on AVANTI C can be Read Here.

The buildings in the background are those of the old Lobnitz & Co shipyard. The land ahead of the tug, exposed by the low tide, were the slipways of the old Simons shipyard. Both these old yards specialised in Dredgers. Industry leaders in their day with dredgers built for customers the world over. Many still dredging to this day even though the yards closed back in the mid 1960's.

An ariel view of these old yards, seen back in the 1930's, can be Viewed Here.

AASLI - outbound

AASLI - 3,968 grt

Seen this afternoon as she headed out from the cement berth up at KGV dock. The passenger ferry RENFREW ROSE arriving at the Renfrew slip. The small bed levelling tug AVANTI C over to the left, she was working at the area around the Scotstoun dry docks. DAUNTLESS - D33 up at the Wall at BVT Scotstoun. The dredger WD MEDWAY II will be dredging at the deep water berth (the Wall) at Scotstoun once she has completed her work for Clydeport.

DAUNTLESS - D33 in the background.

Passing Yoker.

Passing UNIVOYAGER at Lobnitz.

UNIVOYAGER

UNIVOYAGER - 2,979 grt

Seen this afternoon as she took on a load of scrap metal whilst alongside the old Lobnitz basin. She had arrived in through the night.
More of her details can be Read Here.

FIRE 7

FIRE 7

The modern day rescue service on the Upper Clyde, operated by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue. She was heading back up to the Yoker slip to be loaded onto her trailer and driven back to her land base, possibly Knightswood fire station.
Up until a few years ago the main river rescue service was undertaken by the Glasgow Humane Society. Mainly by George Parsonage. I highly recommend viewing the short film about George's life on our river. The man is Mr Clyde!

The video can be Viewed Here.

CLYDENES

CLYDENES - 4,783 grt

Seen this morning as she headed out past Clydebank. She had been up at KGV dock with a load of road salt. FIRE 7 can be seen heading back upto the Yoker slipway.

More details on CLYDENES can be Read Here.



The suction dredger WD MEDWAY II was also heading downriver.

Passing Dalmuir.

WD MEDWAY II

The trailer suction hopper dredger WD MEDWAY II has been upriver for the last week. She is on hire to Clydeport and is concentrating on the area from Shieldhall down to Rothesay dock, she is being assisted by the bed levelling tug AVANTI C. More info on the dredging work can be read on the Notice to Mariners. She is seen here passing Dalmuir on her way down to dump her load off Cloch point.

BUENA VISTA - outbound

BUENA VISTA - 38,459 grt

The scene this morning as BUENA VISTA departed the Upper Clyde. Svitzer's AYTON CROSS was on the bow and SVITZER MILFORD was on the stern. St Mungo can be see in the background. The large shed in the background is the modular hall at BVT Govan.

Diesel wharf and the old Barclay Curle engine works in the background.

Passing the covered slipways at BVT Scotstoun.

AYTON CROSS leading the way as the trio pass DAUNTLESS - D33 at the Wall and DRAGON - D35 in No.2 dry dock.

SVITZER MILFORD passing the same scene.

Heading down past the Scotstoun dry docks.

Passing the old Beardmore complex at Dalmuir.