Maritime filming on the River Humber

Maritime filming in Hull

Filming ships, docks and offshore wind in Hull

Hull’s port runs on the Humber’s tides: ferries to Rotterdam, cargo ships in the docks, blades for offshore wind farms made at Alexandra Dock and shipped out by sea, and the crew transfer boats, tugs and workboats that keep the estuary busy. Our skippers have worked in the Humber, and we film its ships and businesses from a camera boat, from the air and on board.

What we film here

• Ferries and cargo ships arriving and sailing, for operators and agents
• Offshore wind: blade shipments and the vessels that serve the wind farms
• Crew transfer boats, tugs and workboats at work on the estuary
• The Deep, the marina and the old town waterfront for tourism and events
• Dock and terminal operations from the water and the air, with the port’s agreement

We bring the camera boat, the skipper, the camera and drone crew, and the permissions. Raw files arrive within 48 hours, or we cut the finished film.

Drones. Victoria Pier and The Deep are clear of restricted airspace. Next to Alexandra Dock, and within a kilometre of King George Dock, is HMP Hull’s drone restriction zone, where any flight needs the prison service’s permission, so we plan dock shots around it.

Need a boat for your own crew instead? See film boat hire here. More on filming for marine businesses.

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