Film boat hire in Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy: aircraft carriers and warships alongside the naval base, HMS Victory and HMS Warrior at the Historic Dockyard, the Spinnaker Tower over Gunwharf Quays, and ferries to France and the Isle of Wight through one of the busiest harbour entrances in Britain.
A steady camera boat for the harbour and the entrance, and a seaworthy one for the open water and the sea forts off Southsea.
Permission. The Royal Navy's King's Harbour Master runs the harbour. Filming near the naval base and warships is tightly controlled, with protected zones around naval vessels that small craft must not enter, so we plan the shoot with the harbour authority from the start.
Traffic. Ferries, warships and harbour traffic share a narrow entrance. Small craft keep to their own channel there, and we plan positions around the ferry timetable.
Drones. The naval base has its own restricted zone, starting right by the harbour entrance, with more around the other naval sites. Drone work here needs careful planning and, near the base, permission.
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The Royal Navy's King's Harbour Master runs the harbour. Filming near the naval base and warships is tightly controlled, so we plan the shoot with the harbour authority from the start.
Only from outside the protected zones around naval vessels, which small craft must not enter. We plan those positions with the harbour authority.
The naval base has its own restricted zone, starting right by the harbour entrance, with more around the other naval sites. Drone work here needs careful planning and, near the base, permission.
