Helicopter Landing on the MV Pharos Just off Kirkcaldy

For a couple of days we had this strange dark boat anchored just off Kirkcaldy. It didn't seem to have any name on either the bow or stern and there was no company logo either. Very James Bond villain that was! Then a small helicopter arrived and landed on and took off from a small helideck on the bow, many many times over the space of a couple of days. It then came in and practised landed suspended loads on the flat rear section of the boat. After making enquiries I found out it was the MV Pharos which until a couple of years ago was a lighthouse tender boat servicing Britains's lighthouses. It is now a UK Fisheries patrol and logistics boat. I guess they were training up a new helicopter pilot. I loved the light from the setting sun in this shot plus the detail of the Pentland Hills (East Lothian) in the background. I wish all my Flickr friends a nice Sunday and if you are disappearing away from Flickr for a while, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..

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