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Ships and boats

Summer Sailing Stromness A peaceful scene taken from the north end Stromness, on one of the few good days this summer.
Mobile Maritime Home The top half of a boat on a Heddle Haulage trailer. Hatston. 28th April, 1989
North Isles Boats The Orcadia with flags flying. Photo date- 9th August, 1990.
Souters Lass ,Burwick [Is this another binocular shot Alan? I detect the characteristic vignetting and off-axis chromatic ...
Golden Mariana The Golden Mariana in August 1988.
MV Hoy Head Not sure about this one. South Isles boat? Skipper: John Gray? Help.
m.v. Orcadia in the Westray Firth - circa 1988 Not having stabilisers the m.v. Orcadia' is rolling in a bit of motion in the Westray Firth - circa ...
Harbour Pilot about to disembark A harbour pilot is about to disembark from the Cunard cruise vessel 'Royal Viking Sun' off Rerwick H...
QE2 outward bound from Kirkwall in 1998 Outward bound from Kirkwall the Cunard cruise vessel "QE2" approaches Helliar Holm - 1998.
Mount Royal 1 Mount Royal ashore at Shore Street - no idea if the year is anything like right, so please amend it ...
Mount Royal 2 Mount Royal ashore - photo taken bow on (get me, all technical!) this time. I'd love some more in...
Crews of m.v.'s 'Orcadia' and 'Islander' The crews of m.v.'s 'Orcadia' and 'Islander' on the occasion of the retirement of John Bain(Jackie),...

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