Other Miscellaneous Craft

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Hovertravels 1989 built British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 Freedom 90 arriving at Ryde on 25th July 2016.

Into the distance - Hovertravels 1985 built British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 Freedom 90 leaving Southsea on 13th August 2016.

Hovertravels 1985 built British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 Freedom 90 leaving Southsea on 13th August 2016.

The 1989 Dutch built suction dredger Arco Beck seen at berth 48 in Southampton on 9th September 2015.

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Fishing vessel BH10 Miley Adelle seen leaving the Fish Market,North Shields on 16th August 2016.

Pleasure craft on the River Daube at Budapest,6th June 2014.

Entering service in 2006, Sapele was a brand new vessel for Crown River Cruises and was purpose built in the Netherlands for use on the Thames. She is 34m in length and can accommodate up to 250 people across her 2 decks. She is of the same design to Westminster Party Boats vessel MERCURIA and built at the same time at the Tinnemans yard in Maasbracht, Netherlands.She is seen at Tower Millenium Pier on 6th November 2014.

Thames Leisure Tideway built in 1973 for the Tideway Passenger Boat company.In 1985 Tideway was the sole remaining vessel of the once mighty Thames Launches, passing to M.Britton in 1987. M.Britton ran hourly cruises from Westminster to the Tate gallery and London Bridge, jointly with D.G.Moore, who used the New Marie Louise. He later joined the Westminster Passenger Services Association and ran winter trips to Tower Pier and Greenwich. The company was later marketed as Thames Leisure, now running charters only.