MV Columbus off Portree

Today I awoke to see the MV Columbus moored off Portree. The ship, though German owned by Hapag-Lloyd, is commonly chartered by the Great Lakes Cruise Company, part of Conlin Travel. The Ship has a gross tonnage of 14,000 and when full a passenger total of 420. It was built to be able to fit within the locks of the Great Lakes seaway.

The foreground shows Portrees Life Boat, The 'Earl Stanley Watson Barker', and a visiting yacht.