Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

AURORA arriving in Firth of Clyde, off Cloch Lighthouse, then berthing at Greenock Ocean Terminal

14:53   A bitterly cold and extremely wintry afternoon when AURORA arrived in the Firth of Clyde (Scotland) with containers from Belfast (Northern Ireland)

   Ploughing powerfully at 14 knots into a strong Northerly wind the ship is shown here passing the town of Dunoon on her port side, the hills behind with the remnants of the previous day's snowfall.    

   The next four images were taken from Cloch Lighthouse on the East side of the Firth, two miles accross opposite Dunoon.

15:22   And now AURORA was slowly approaching the container terminal.

    Passing Greenock Esplanade :  tug ANGLEGARTH had met AURORA off Fort Matilda (= at the west end of Greenock Esplanade) and was closing to the stern of the container ship to attach a tow line.

Tug ANGLEGARTH assisting at stern of AURORA

Tug ANGLEGARTH assisting AURORA to berth at West end of container berth

15:35   AURORA approaching the container berth at Greenock Ocean Terminal