Gutted! Well, their boat certainly was!

This certainly would have spoilt my day!

This couple had just picked up their brand new motor cruiser when it caught fire in Southampton Water!

D'Oh!!.....

Real Rescues

Real Rescues - BBC 1

Broadcast 5th May 2009.

All in a day's work. A potentially serious road accident in Southampton - October 2008.

And what made me smile?!....

QE2 Sets Sail for the Last Time

A few days ago Cunard's ex-flag ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), set sail for New York on the start of its last cruise before becoming a floating hotel and hotel in Dubai later this year.

Accompanying the QE2 is the newest addition to Cunard's fleet, Queen Victoria (QV). I believe this is the first time two of Cunard's ships have crossed the Atlantic "in tandem".

As you know, Cunard's ships have webcams on their bridges. QV tends to move theirs around to show different shots.

So, how cool is it that they swing the webcam around to the left and right so you can see the QE2!!

Ship Webcams

Regular Blog readers will know that, on my iGoogle page, I have the bridge webcams of Cunard's three cruise liners:

• Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2)


• Queen Mary 2


• Queen Victoria (their latest addition)

Normally these ships cruise around the world on seperate cruises and so are rarely in the same port at the same time........until now.

The crew of the Queen Victoria tend to move their webcam about to show different views. So, when the QV and QEII were in Southampton at the same time I thought it was really quirky that the QV should have its webcam pointing at the QEII. Obviously the QV was berthed behind the QEII which also had its webcam switched on.

Travel Disruption at UK Airports

Following the cancellation of hundreds of flights due to fog over the last few days, thousands of travellers continue to face disruption to their travel plans. It's not the weather that's causing the problem - rather the backlog of travellers.