Tuesday, 17 February 2009

M.V Islay Trader


M.V Islay Trader at Sharpness toda just finishind loading 1500tons of Milling Wheat. She is due to sail tonight for Silloth.pictures taken by a freind

Monday, 16 February 2009

M.V Islay Trader


Somthing diffrent today Here is one of the Islay barley boats seen just finished discharge of a full cargo of Fertilizer at Sharpness,Bristol Channel

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Port Askaig To Feolin (JURA) Ferry Service

This Morning the M.V Eilean Dhiura departed Port Askaig bound for ardmaleish shipyard on the island of Bute where she will be taken out of the water for annual overhaul..


Their relief vessel is the M.V Margret Sinclair (LOA 21m Breadth 7.25 Depth 2.0) owned by Inverlussa Shellfish Compony LTD on the island of mull.. I have added the link to there website. here are a couple of pictures of her taken by G.Paterson























Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Mixture of ships






Pictures passed on by a freind.

Islay Ferry Service


M.V Hebridean Isles 1300hrs sailing from kennacraig did not leave until 1330hrs due to technical problems. Pictured here arriving Port Askaig at 1530hrs.




M.V Vermland




M.V Vermland goes round the fish farms in scotland, She is pictured here going through the Sound Of Islay heading for Gigha at 1400hrs this afternoon.

Saturday, 7 February 2009

Islay Ferry Service


The M.V Isle of arran departed Kennacraig on saturday morning bound for the clyde for her overhaul... She will be off the islay route for about 3 weeks...

M.V Shetland Trader


M.V Shetland Trader completed discharge at 0130hrs and then sailed at 0200hrs bound for Belfast,ireland for a full cargo of stone for Northfleet on the thames.


Picture shown Shetland Trader nearing the end of discharge

Monday, 2 February 2009

M.V Shetland Trader


M.V Shetland Trader arrived port Ellen this morning at 1055hrs with a 1575ton cargo of malting barley...

Sunday, 18 January 2009

M.V Arklow Racer


The Arklow Shipping owned M.V Arklow Racer Pictured passing through the Sound Of Islay This afternoon on her way to Belfast.

picture by G.Paterson