Watching The Ships Roll In.

A misty Spring morning heralds a busy day for Western Harbour; a flurry of maritime activity with the rising tide.

The Russian-registered bulk carrier Petr Velikiy arrives, gently nudged to her berth by pilot tugs to join the French naval avisos Lieutenant de Vaisseau Lavallée in port, alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia whose elegant superstructure is dwarfed by the huge dive-support vessel Skandi Arctic.