Photographer and writer specialising in maritime, aviation and travel. Passionate traveller who can't do enough miles!
Hythe, Southampton.
Joined December 2011
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My new website is live!
Appreciate if you could have a glance and let me know your thoughts, good or bad, any comments gratefully received.
Thank you.
solentphotographer.com/ – at Hythe, England
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The Dad of a friend, ex-raf colleague, and airline pilot was tragically killed in this awful crash. It’s becoming more apparent that this may have been avoidable, which makes it an even bigger tragedy. Do you recall this crash and the conspiracy theories surrounding it?
Today we identify two people who signed ZD576 into service, in our view wrongly and tragically. It was not airworthy and 29 people died.
Sir Donald Spiers & Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall
Neither has been asked to explain those decisions to any inquiry. #chinookjustice
To say these cranes are huge is an understatement!
Tallest & biggest in Europe, full of state of the art tech, & worlds away from the first container cranes that started in the port in 1970.
They dominate the Southampton skyline, in fact can be seen a lot further away than that – at Southampton, England
Interesting #cruise development, @pandocruises #arcadia leaving the fleet in 2029 to join @HALcruises whilst @cunardline latest ship #queenanne to transfer across to P&O Cruises.
Quick render of what the ship might look like...
#carnivaluk #southampton
🤖 Made with AI
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A British Airways flight from Heathrow to Chicago has landed safely back in London after a mid-flight emergency over Ireland.
Former BA pilot Alastair Rosenschein analyses the potential reasons for the emergency ⬇️
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📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233
Nice morning spent at Mudeford & Steamer Point, wind increasing throughout, but so so warm!
#dorset #beachlife – at Christchurch, England
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The lovely people at Fabulous Films have given me one of these to give away.
You will get it a couple of weeks before it's released.
All you have to do is retweet this tweet & I will select a winner at random.
Good Luck!!
fabulousfilms.com/products/m…
Record breaker!
@cmacgm Pantheon has become the largest containership to call at the @DP_World terminal in #southampton.
400m long carrying 24212TEU it is also part of a class that are the largest #lng powered containerships. – at Hythe, England
The end of the weekend highlight, a must listen if you love music from our formulative years - well for those of a certain age!
#beatsurrender @NationRadioUK
#everydayaschoolday ... – at Hythe, England
The Bosuns Call is a whistle used to make announcements or pipes in @RoyalNavy which used to be used for all sorts of things. Such as to inform the crew to get their food whilst it’s still hot, hence ‘piping hot’ and at the end of the day when all must be quiet we ‘Pipe Down’
Full steam ahead for another trip back to our childhood thanks to the ever splendiferous #beatsurrender on @NationRadioUK with @stevepowerdj - essential Sunday evening listening! – at Lymington, England
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Video of fire on baggage container with luggage to be loaded onto BA585 just now at Milan Malpensa. Smart move to get the other containers out of the way before fire spread. If cause was lithium battery glad fire was there and not on plane
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The fire was in a baggage handling cart belonging to Aviapartner that had just unloaded luggage from an arriving British Airways flight from London, not in a container of luggage to be loaded onto the departing BA585; the cause was a short circuit, not a lithium battery. tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2026/0… ansa.it/sito/notizie/c…
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What a horrible evening of news…people’s homes burning in Stourbridge after the heatwave exploded, and a train on its side in Sussex 😔
The day after the evening before...
Wonderful to witness the partial #solareclipse, and to see who many others peacefully enjoying this special moment.
#newforest #lovewhereyoulive – at Hythe, England
Seeing the #milkyway galactic core, #summertriangle & #polaris from Durlston Country Park in #dorset is always a sight to behold... – at Swanage, England
Sad news, such a great and versatile actor – at Hythe, England
Actor Sam Neill, who starred in Jurassic Park, The Piano and Peaky Blinders has died - he was 78.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/crl1gk55…
Enjoying an evening in the garden listening to the very energetic & fantastic #soundsofthe80s with @djgarydavies on @BBCRadio2 - a must listen on a Saturday! – at Hythe, England
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This is an extremely unusual event, with a piece of engine becoming detached and striking the window, causing it to fail. Reportedly, an elderly man was then partially pulled out of the window. He is alive and being treated in a Greek hospital for friction burns, with no other reported injuries. I would be asking him for six numbers and putting on a lottery ticket.
Following a superb few days off - including a trip to @F1 @SilverstoneUK , time to kick back, relax, and take a trip back in time thanks to the ever wonderful #beatsurrender on @NationRadioUK with @stevepowerdj
It's back to work tomorrow, but we'll worry about that then! – at Poole, England
As a glorious sunset marks the end of the longest day 2026, after listening to #beatsurrender with @stevepowerdj on @NationRadioUK I'm transported back 40 solstices ago to the year I left school...this very week!
#wheredidthetimego ??!!
#summersoltice #musicalmemories – at Hythe, England
