Date: 25/08/2018

Hundreds of passengers on board The Waverley paddle steamer were left stranded when it broke down in the middle of the Clyde.
The ship was stuck between Greenock and Helensburgh for several hours but later made it to Greenock.
Waverley Excursons Ltd said it was due to a problem with boiler controls and it regretted the inconvenience and disappointment of passengers.
Specialist engineers will now try to repair the ship.

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Passengers stranded as Waverley breaks down

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Hundreds of people were on board the paddle steamer as it was forced to anchor in the Firth of Clyde.

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PS Waverley heads to Glasgow in 1993 passing the old Erskine Ferry slipway, viewed from the Erskine Bridge.
Location: Erskine Ferry
Company: Piers of the Clyde
//1993 Ewan Crawford

PS Waverley at speed off Wemyss Bay on 11 July 2017. Unfortunately she has been off service for several days now due to repairs to her air-pump. Not ideal at the height of the Clyde season.
Location: Wemyss Bay
Company: Piers on the Firth of Clyde
11/07/2017 Colin Miller

PS Waverley at Arrochar Pier in September 1955.
Location: Arrochar Pier
Company: Piers on the Firth of Clyde
06/09/1955 A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

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