Western Ferries SOUND OF SEIL approaches McInroy's Point, Gourock from Hunter's Quay

Contributed by “Tighnabruaich”

Western Ferries SOUND OF SEIL approaching McInroy’s Point, Gourock from Hunter’s Quay and SOUND OF SOAY is on the right hand side of the image and has just left Gourock and heading for Hunter’s Quay.  In the far background is the town of Strone at the entrance to Holy Loch.

Caledonian MacBrayne's ARGYLE leaves Wemyss Bay Pier for Rothesay

Contributed by “Baywatch”

Container ship LINDA passing Greenock Esplanade, Greenock with containers for Rotterdam

Liberian flagged RUNNER and Gibraltar registered TRITON at Port of Ayr, Scotland

This image was taken at 1210 on 26 September 2022 at the Port of Ayr, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.

RUNNER is on the right hand side of the image and had arrived at Ayr at 0900 on 26 September 2022 with a cargo of Road Salt from Kilroot (Northern Ireland).  Three hours after this image was taken RUNNER left Ayr for Campbeltown (Scotland) to load a cargo of logs.

TRITON on the left hand side of the image and further back from RUNNER had arrived at Ayr at 1055 on 25 September with a cargo of large cylindrical wind turbine components from Golcuk (Turkey).

Liberian flagged RUNNER and Gibraltar registered TRITON at Port of Ayr, Scotland

This image was taken at 1210 on 26 September 2022 at the Port of Ayr, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.

RUNNER is on the right hand side of the image and had arrived at Ayr at 0900 on 26 September 2022 with a cargo of Road Salt from Kilroot (Northern Ireland).  Three hours after this image was taken RUNNER left Ayr for Campbeltown (Scotland) to load a cargo of logs.

TRITON on the left hand side of the image and further back from RUNNER had arrived at Ayr at 1055 on 25 September with a cargo of large cylindrical wind turbine components from Golcuk (Turkey).

Wind turbine blades which have been unloaded at Port of Ayr (Scotland)

RUNNER leaves Ayr (Firth of Clyde) for Campbeltown (Kintyre, Scotland, U.K.)

Pilot boat SCOTIA at Ayr following outbound RUNNER to land the Pilot

Ayr pilot vessel SCOTIA practices a man overboard / rescue exercise at Ayr dock entrance

   Ayr pilot vessel SCOTIA was returning to port after taking the pilot from the outbound cargo ship RUNNER.

   As SCOTIA was entering Griffin Dock the crew of the pilot vessel conducted a man overboard / rescue exercise by throwing an orange coloured lifebuoy from the boat into the water and the vessel quickly turned and retrieved the lifebuoy.

Caledonian MacBrayne's BUTE leaves Wemyss Bay Pier for Rothesay

   BUTE had left Wemyss Bay pier on her normal service to Rothesay (Isle of Bute) and had to turn to starboard (right) to give way and pass astern of the container ship MSC UMA which had left Greenock container terminal for Portbury in the Bristol Channel (England) and was outbound at full speed from the Clyde.

   MSC UMA was passing the town of Innellan on the other side of the Clyde and is a bit difficult to see clearly in the third image.

Western Ferries SOUND OF SOAY at McInroy's Point, Gourock loading for Hunter's Quay

ARKLOW BRAVE passing Greenock and heading up the River Clyde to load scrap metal at Glasgow

FRI LIEPAJA passing James Watt Dock entrance, Greenock on her way up the River Clyde to Glasgow

Caledonian MacBrayne's ISLE OF LEWIS leaves James Watt Dock, Greenock after maintenance

ISLE OF LEWIS had been undergoing drydocking and maintenance at Dales Marine Services facility at Greenock, and, after fuelling and storing, with a Clyde Pilot in attendance, was assisted from James Watt Dock by the tug CMS BOXER and left the Clyde to resume her duty roster on the Castlebay to Oban service.