Clyde Pilot vessel SKUA arriving at Estuary Control, Greenock Ocean Terminal (Greenock, Scotland)

Inshore fishing boat CN 55 off Saltcoats Harbour (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)

Cruise ship AZAMARA PURSUIT arrives in the Clyde (Scotland, UK)

WAVERLEY at Custom House Quay, Greenock, preparing for her 10.55 sailing to Isle of Arran

A beautiful midsummer day with soft and very gentle early morning sunshine, brilliant blue sky, the water flat calm, like glass, only the occasional tiniest whisper of wind and, though starting a little cool, the day promised to become warm and very pleasant.

ERIKA SCHULTE anchors in Irvine Bay (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) awaiting berth at Finnart

A cool and cloudy and very wet and windy day when tanker ERIKA SCHULTE anchors in Irvine Bay (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) awaiting a berth at Finnart Oil Terminal in Loch Long, and expects to board a Pilot at Cumbrae Heads at 2030 on 31 July for her passage to Finnart where tugs SVITZER MILFORD and ANGLEGARTH will assist her to berth.  This image was taken at about 5 miles (8km) distance in heavy rain.

BALTIC at Cumbrae Heads (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) inbound to Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde)

Container ship JSP ANNA anchored in Brodick Bay awaiting berth at Greenock Ocean Terminal

Tanker SEYMA anchored in Brodick Bay awaiting berth at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank

Caledonian MacBrayne's HEBRIDEAN ISLES at Ayr (Scotland) for maintenance and repair

FRI LAKE leaves Ayr Harbour for Rouen (France)

Pilot boat SCOTIA leaves Ayr to land Pilot from outbound cargo ship FRI LAKE

Pilot boat SCOTIA returns to Ayr with Pilot from outbound cargo ship FRI LAKE

Norwegian Live Fish Carrier MIGDALE at Troon Harbour unloading her cargo of live fish

Cruise ship ISLAND SKY at Troon (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) on a cruise around Scotland

2 August 2023 and cruise ship ISLAND SKY was at Troon (Scotland, UK) on a cruise around Scotland.   The image below is with the kind permission of Stephen Bulloch who photographed the vessel when she was anchored in Holy Loch (Firth of Clyde) on an earlier occasion.

and this image, taken from a long distance, shows ISLAND SKY on her visit to Troon.

Excursion paddle steamer WAVERLEY passing Saltcoats (Firth of Clyde, Scotland)