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North Carr Light Vessel
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Contact the Maritime Volunteer Service, MVS Tay,
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Bob Richmond - 01382 542516 mobile - 07554 453535
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Click for aerial views of the Tay
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Click for River Tay Dolphins
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MVS Tay gratefully acknowledges the support and assistance of - The Port of Dundee (Forth Ports), Mr. Clive McKeag, Awards for All Scotland, The D.C. Thomson Charitable Trust, H.M. Revenue and Customs The Bell's Nautical Trust, The Tay Charitable Trust, The St. Katharine's Fund, The Robertson Trust, The Alexander Moncur Trust, The Mathew Trust,
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Passenger Trips 12th, 13th July, Tay Estuary.
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Look out, there's a baby stuck to the windscreen.
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It's ok, she's meant to be there.
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The "Cultra" passes us after assisting "Overseas Sophie" to leave the Tay
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"Cultra"
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Dolphins were around on both days and came up to Marigot, but they were mostly concerned with feeding.
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Are they down there, Dave? In the water?
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Ok, bye for now.
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Trip to Montrose.
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Ray turns Marigot in her own length inside Broughty Harbour at the beginning of the first trip to Montrose.
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Two pods of dolphins were seen on the trip out of the Tay estuary.
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Trish is first to spot the periscope.
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It's the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
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Well we got here, now we can all take pictures of each other.
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Gannets, guilliemots, razorbills, puffins, seals, and parrots were seen on this trip.
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Linda and Bob bring Marigot in past Scurdie Ness lighthouse on the run in to Montrose.
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Getting the fenders ready.
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Passenger trips 5th and 6th July
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Saturday 5th
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High leaping dolphin against a background of the Scalp and Tentsmuir Forest. Photo - Ray Clark
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Sunday 6th July
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Back at the boatyard, our new Circus acts are progressing well....
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Susan (who once had a goose called Beatrice) is training this swan to take off vertically.
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In case of national emergency VTOL swans could be used in a variety of roles.
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Le Circus Maritime Volontaire.........
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We've already got a white elephant and a few outrageous clowns....
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