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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
A look at some of the spectacular vessels that visited the Clyde this week
IT has been another busy week of action on the Firth of Clyde, with vessels of all shapes and sizes cutting their path through the water. From giant cruise ships to mighty military craft, there's been something to interest everyone off the Inverclyde coast. Here's four memorable vessels from the past week... MS Amera (Image: George Munro) A cruise ship registered in the Bahamas was the latest luxury vessel to call in at Greenock on Tuesday. MS Amera arrived at the Ocean Terminal just after 9am as part of a 14-day trip around the UK and Ireland. Launched in 1988 as the Royal Viking Sun, when she was christened by legendary American actor James Stewart and his wife Gloria, the ship has operated under the Amera name since 2019. USS Thomas Hudner (Image: Colin Traveller) A UNITED States Navy vessel named in honour of American war hero was spotted in the Firth of Clyde on Wednesday. USS Thomas Hudner's roles have involved anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was launched in April 2017, having been built at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Le Boreal (Image: George Munro) This arrival that sailed into Greenock on Thursday morning didn't stay long as she whisked people from Inverclyde away on a magical Scottish adventure. Le Boreal docked at Greenock's Ocean Terminal at around 10am but unlike many of the cruise ships visiting this summer, Le Boreal's crew weren't watching passengers disembark for a day in Inverclyde or a trip elsewhere. Instead they were welcoming passengers on board for a week-long tour of Scotland's west coast. RFA Tidesurge (Image: Brian Thompson) A Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment tanker built in South Korea was one of the largest vessels in the area this week. RFA Tidesurge was captured off Gourock on Sunday and early on Monday morning before she headed for Loch Long. She is one of four Tide-class tankers designed to provide underway replenishment at sea capability and support to the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers.
Times
06-05-2025
- Science
- Times
Decade of conservation efforts wiped out in Arran wildfire
High up on an Arran hillside stands the green shoot of a single tree. The endangered whitebeam species, which is only found on the the Firth of Clyde island, is all that has survived one of the devastating wildfires that swept across Scotland earlier this month. About 27,000 trees — including whitebeams — were destroyed when a blaze ripped through Glen Rosa, a conservation area, before Easter. Scientists also believe hundreds of reptiles and amphibians — adders, slow worms and frogs — died. Kate Sampson, the National Trust for Scotland's senior ranger on Arran, said a decade of work to restore the valley had been wiped out. Apart from the solitary whitebeam sapling, which sits on a charred slope near the Blue Pools, one of
