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Ithought I would post a shot of the harbour at Reykhjavik with the Harpa building in the background to give an idea of where it is placed. A rather grey day when we arrived but way way warmer than the UK and no snow!
Stornoway RNLB Tom Sanderson, berthed on a calm night at Stornoway Inner Harbour.
Over the past 20 years, the RNLB Tom Sanderson lifeboat has launched over 400 times on service and assisted in saving numerous lives.
The Severn class lifeboat arrived in Lewis on 27 January 1999, under escort of the Sir Max Aitken II, the Arun class lifeboat who had been based in the port for the preceding 17 years.
Within 25 minutes, the new lifeboat was out on shout, responding to a Mayday from fishing vessel MFV Defiance in the Minch.
The Sir Max Aitken II lifeboat steamed at full speed to the sinking vessel, approximately 20 nautical miles south east from Stornoway.
The new lifeboat was delayed in setting off, having to disembark passengers at the quayside before heading to the scene at 25 knots.
Her sheer capability and advantages were clearly evident as the Severn class craft overtook the Max Aitken just outside the harbour, arriving at the casualty 35 minutes before her.
The new lifeboat had sent a salvage pump onto the Defiance, stemming the rate of flow of water, resulting in saving vessel and crew.
Since then, the Tom Sanderson has undergone major overhauls and upgrades to keep her in service for many years to come.
Despite apparently being a long-established harbour, the town of Falmouth is not actually that old, and Penryn - which is further up the river - was the main centre of population until the early part of the 17th century. It was then that Sir John Killigrew created the town of Falmouth, although Pendennis Castle had been built much earlier by King Henry VIII to protect the shipping anchored offshore in Carrick Roads.
While Falmouth's maritime activity has declined from its heyday, the docks - which were first established in the mid-19th century - are still a major contributor to the town's economy. Falmouth remains a cargo port and the bunkering of vessels and the transfer of cargoes keep the port's facilities busy. It is also popular with cruise ship operators.
In recent years there has been a substantial investment in marinas and facilities for leisure sailors. Numerous yachts now have Falmouth as their home base. The National Maritime Museum Cornwall was opened in 2003 in a building on the harbourside, seen on the right. The museum manages the National Small Boat Collection, which came from the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
The clouds in Cornwall this week were just showing off with their beauty. Please view in full screen.
Brixham Harbour & Marina.
This is a Black & White conversion of an earlier colour image which can be seen here flic.kr/p/JQQZo4
Fionport Harbour, after a visit to Iona we had a sit down and rest for a while before heading back to the cottage. It was nice watching the boats.
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Lowestoft Suffolk
The Port of Lowestoft is a harbour in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It's the most easterly harbour in the United Kingdom and has direct sea access to the North Sea. The harbour is made up of two sections divided by a bascule bridge.
Another shot of Victoria Harbour, Docklands. A large section of the area next to the water is now fence off limiting the views of the marina and Bolte Bridge. I love this spot around sunset with the apartment buildings, the boats, the bridge and the setting sun all possible to get in the one frame. It also seems to have nice cloud formations around the late evening.
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Taken during christmas time, on a little drive before a big family get-together
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