‘Pelican of London’ Sail Training Ship & Tower Bridge.

[Pen Pusher]

The day before, Tower Bridge had opened to let a tall sailing ship through and got stuck in the open position for about 12 hours. Would lightning strike twice in the same place in two days?. No chance. The bridge opened on time to let the tall sailing ship the ‘Pelican of London’ through, to berth next to HMS Belfast, and then closed again once the tall ship was clear. Tower Bridge is due to lift at 17:15 on the 14th August to let the Pelican of London head down river to berth at South Quay, Canary Wharf until the 17th August.

From Wiki -
Pelican of London is a sail training ship based in the United Kingdom. Built in 1948 as Pelican she served as an Arctic trawler and then a coastal trading vessel named Kadett until 1995. In 2007 an extended conversion to a sail-training ship was completed.

Tower Bridge Open.

Pelican of London sail training ship.

Pelican of London sail training ship passing under Tower Bridge.

Pelican of London sail training ship passing under Tower Bridge.

Tower Bridge closing.

Pelican of London sail training ship & HMS Belfast.

Pelican of London sail training ship.

Pelican of London sail training ship & HMS Belfast.


Sony α6500 + Sony Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens

[anthony martin]

Very nice,something different

[Alfie]

Great set of pictures yet again. I do look forward to seeing the pictures you post.