M.V Nord Star

the busy little coaster M.V Nord Star going down the sound today with the tide with her..

Margret Sinclair

M.V Margret Sinclair crossing over the sound this afternoon..

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

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

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

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.

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