Fisheries protetion vessel Mersey shelters in Mounts Bay off the Jubille Pool. For more info on the Navy's three protection vessels (the 'grey fella' or 'bogeyman') click here.
Meanwhile, nearly 20 local longboarders take advantage of the swell running into Mounts Bay.
A number of 18-23m Breton boats from Loctudy and Guilvenec were forced to take shelter in Newlyn today from winds gusting to 60 knots. The Sevenstones' Light buoy recorded wave heights over 20 feet in the early hours of the morning.
Meanwhile, a few boats landed to the market, including the Algrie with a shot of cuttles. As usual, the cuttles left their mark on the market floor making more work for Lionel and the boys!
It was a bit breezy at the end of the market.
Barney Thomas' Ajax lays to the market. One of the netters to get a trip in before the blow.
Small netter, Golden Harvest at the iceworks
Girl Patricia makes her way to the iceworks
Netter, Gary M makes her way to the Low Lee buoy.
The day many have been waiting for is not far away! It might only be a short journey, but the Ripple will soon be fitted with a set of wheels before she makes her way down the quay and into the water.
With the warmer(ish) weather the cloud has returned.
Stevenson's have their ice-works beautifully lit up as a castle.
With no Stevenson's boat lit up on the slip it's down to the Billy Rowney to provide the boat with the seasonal lights - this year its just the deck lights.
A very quiet harbour under grey skies provides this years tranquil Christmas setting.
The biggest vessel in port, the scalloper Jacoba will keep her crew busy over the next few days after bending her port side derrick.
The engineer has had to cut out the damaged section .
Ivan Ellen on station amidst the harbour Xmas lights and not a breath of wind this evening!
25 years on from the loss of the Penlee lifebaot and the last market for export fish is under way at 8am.
The Arun Class, Ivan Ellen rests at her new pontoon berth. She's the replacement boat for the Solomon Browne which was lost with all hands while attemting to rescue the crew and passengers from the Union Star.
Andrew Munson, Newlyn harbour master recalls the events of that fateful night to James Churchfield as BBC Radio Cornwall broadcast it's entire breakfast show from the port.
