The owner of this speed boat named 'Flow Rider' is seen here lowering the boat into Walney Channel.

This photo was taken from Promenade, Walney Island, on 26/06/2024. © Peter Steel 2024.

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On the left is a yacht, whereas the the boat in the centre of the photo, Defiance, is a fishing vessel. The church seen to the left of the photo is St. James the Great church, which is situated on Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness. The church is in the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle, and is Grade II listed.

This photo was taken from Promenade, Walney Island, on 26/06/2024. © Peter Steel 2024.

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This photo was taken from Promenade, Walney Island, on 26/06/2024. © Peter Steel 2024.

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New in 07/2018, this Fisheries Patrol catamaran is seen here in her home port of Whitehaven, on 05/05/2024. Powered by 2 x MAN 1100hp engines, she is capable of 25 knots. At 20m long and a beam of 8.4m she can carry six officers and has a host of other facilities. www.nw-ifca.gov.uk/news/fpv-north-western-protector/.

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Registered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this down at heal fishing vessel is seen here at Whitehaven Harbour on 05/05/2024. It's last known journey was in 07/2018 from Portavogie, County Down, Northern Ireland. She was built in 1975 by Mackay Boat Builders (Arbroath) Ltd, Arbroath, Scotland, for John D. Dawson & Charles Dawson, Seahouses, with a port registration of Leith, Scotland, and a registration number of LH168. Some of these details can be found at www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?a1Page=3981&ref=60527&a.... To show the sad deterioration over the past couple of years, I will show the photos below. © Peter Steel 2024.

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