Not much here for ship fans I’m afraid. There were only four of them in dock when I was there on Friday and it was low tide. Plus I’m more interested in the stories and the people of the day, so that’s what I was looking for.

The first photo ran huge in the Press & Journal, full height of the page with just a single column article down one side. Now that might have been because another story fell through and they had to fill space, or it might have been because they liked the picture! :-)

15 July 2011: Due to a diplomatic disagreement the Colombian warship Gloria was not allowed to dock in Ullapool. The harbour authority said that efforts had been made for 3 months to get permission for the Gloria to dock, and all permissions on the British side had been granted, but the Colombian navy had only allowed the ship to moor a few hundred yards off-shore. Crew and local visitors were ferried back-and-forth by motorboats and other small vessels. The ship will only be allowed to dock at ports which are part of the official tall ships race.

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15 July 2011: Pictured is 7-year-old Oriane Blanché from Saint Germain En Laye, Paris. In the background is the Colombian warship Gloria.

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15 July 2011: Crew members aboard the Christian Radich take time out to relax on the ship’s bowsprit. In the background is the Colombian warship Gloria.

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15 July 2011: Melissa Paterson and Emma Anderson got in to the spirit of the day.

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15 July 2011: Richard Diaz from Chile was spending the day with his British girlfriend Hannah Gracher, a student at St Andrews. The couple last saw each other for 3 weeks in January, but this time Richard is staying for 3 months. He arrived on Tuesday.

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