The Emma Lesley is used by the port Boatman Dougie Mulligan. Dougie uses the boat to berth and disembark vessels visiting Dundee Harbour. Vessels of all sizes visit the port throughout the year for a variety of reasons. Some bring in cargo or uplift cargo goods. Others are naval vessels or service vessels from the oil rigs in the North Sea. Dougie is responsible for berthing all of these up to and including large oil tankers.

The Tay Rival is owned and being renovated by Dougie Mulligan the port authority Boatman.

The Pilot Cutter being prepared to leave the harbour basin. The "Taybird" is used by the Pilots to provide support to shipping on the Tay and can be seen regulary cutting it's way up or down the estuary in all weathers.

The "Taybird". This is the cutter used by the Dundee Harbour pilots at it's berth in Dundee Harbour.

Skipper Don Main (now retired) and Pilot Simon Campbell returning to Dundee in the Pilot Cutter. The shifting sandbanks and fast tidal race of the estuary make it essential that vessels have assistance from skilled pilots.

The Skipper of the Pilot Cutter escorting a ship down the estuary.

Early morning view of a cargo vessel berthed at the quayside. The Tay Road Bridge can be seen in the background.

No chance of being overtaken while looking across the estuary to Tayport.