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| The
Thames Early Morning at low tide looking downstream from
Limehouse Basin |
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| The
Thames The view upstream at low tide towards Tower Bridge |
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| The
Thames The Isle of Dogs. Canary Wharf is clearly visible
at centre of picture |
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| The
Thames Greenwich Landing. The tea clipper CUTTY
SARK is at centre while the access to the pedestrian tunnel under
the Thames is the domed building to the right |
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| The
Thames The Royal Naval College, Greenwich is now the faculty
of the University of Greenwich. The National Maritime Museum is behind
the building to the right |
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| The
Thames The Millenium Dome. Possibly the greatest PR
disaster of the 21st Century. Due to Political Correctness did not
exhibit the Great British Achievements of the 20th Century such as winning
two major world wars |
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| The
Thames Barrier looking downstream. Passage for small vessels
is between the green arrows |
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| The
Thames Barrier lookig upstream towards the Dome and Canary Wharf |
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| The
Thames The Woolwich Ferry. North Bank |
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| The
Thames The vessel GREAT SWAN berthed at The Tunnel Jetty with the
QEII bridge in the background |
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| The
Thames The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. The bridge was
built to ease the congestion at the 4 lane Dartford Tunnel part of the M25
London Orbital Road |
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| The
Thames Vessel moored at Northfleet Hope Container Terminal |
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| The
Thames Pilot Tender passing the London Cruise Terminal |
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| The
Thames Tugs morred at Alpha Jetty with Brett Agregates in
background |
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| The
Thames Thames Haven (Shell Haven) Oil terminal |
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| The
Thames The vessel TORRENT with Canvey Island in background |
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| Dunkirk.
The commercial Port Ouest (West) is visible in the background. The DW27
Buoy flashes green twice every 6 seconds. |
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| Dunkirk.
The Port Est (East) is now mainly for small vessels. The DW27 Buoy
is to the right with the DW29 buoy to the left. |
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| Dunkirk.
The view to seaward from the Avant Port Est. The Lighthouse flashes
green while the light on the pier head to the right flashes red. |
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| Dunkirk.
The Avant Port looking towards the town. The entrance to the Basin
d'evolution and non-tidal Marinas is through the lock at the centre of the
picture. |
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| Dunkirk
The Marina at Port du Grand Large is to the left |
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| Dunkirk
The Bassin de Freycinet. The entrance to the inner marina at the Bassin
de la Marine is to the right |
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| Calais
Entrance to the Marina is to the right of the picture |
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| Calais
The main ferry loading berths, |
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| Calais
The south pier head with the town beach to the right. The light is
Isophase green every 3 seconds |
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| Dover
The disused lighthouse on South Foreland is just visible |
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| Dover
Port Control. The light flashes Green every 5 seconds. |