The sight of a new ship of moderate size in Ullapool harbour was always going to arouse curiosity. The Aqua Skye was in fact recently arrived from a shipyard in Turkey and fitted out with state of the art systems in Norway and would provide services to the various salmon farms on the West Coast… Continue reading The Tale of the Aqua Skye
Category: Maritime Interest
Content relates to topics linked to sea transport such as boats, ships, harbours and piers. Content also relates to renewable energy resources linked to the sea such as wave power and tidal lagoons. Content also relates to the ecology of the sea as linked to topics on climate change, sea acidification, sea level rise and microplastics pollution.
All About Piers
On relocating close to the Clyde Coast, it was an obvious observation that various piers that had in years past assisted in the transport between destinations had been of late sadly neglected. The first encounter with a dysfunctional pier was at Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae in 2021. The pier was essentially sound but… Continue reading All About Piers