Boat Filming London in Blackwall
Specialist over-water boat filming london at Blackwall for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.
Recent Work
Selected work from across London and the Thames.
We run drone operations in Blackwall throughout the year, in all tide states. Our pilots hold marine radio and work directly alongside skippers during the flight. Stills and video come from the same tide window rather than two separate mobilisations.
Every flight in Blackwall is planned around the tide table and the vessel schedule. RTK platforms are available where the deliverable is a measurement rather than an image. Where the subject is a moving vessel, the shot is planned around its passage, not ours.
We work to PLA requirements as a matter of course rather than as an afterthought. Ground safety on the bank, meaning cordons, pedestrian routes and marshals, is planned alongside the flight. Anything we cannot legally do on the river, we say before you book rather than after.
Edited video, stills, orthomosaics and inspection reports follow the flight within 48 hours. Share the brief and we will confirm crew availability against the tide table the same day. Terms, marine insurance and permissions can all be reviewed before you commit.
Marine Specifications in Blackwall
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Nearby Thames Reaches & Areas
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Drone operations at Blackwall require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.
Request River BookingThames Operational Specs
- PLA Coordination Managed
- VHF Radio Pilot Logs
- MCA-Coded Support Vessels
- £10M Maritime Insurance
- GPS Tracked Over-Water Flights
- Wind-shear resistant platforms
Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice do you need for river work in Blackwall?
More than for a land-based shoot, because PLA notification and the tide table both constrain the date. A week or two is comfortable; tell us the deadline and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable.
Do you carry out structural inspections on Thames bridges and piers?
Yes. We fly high-zoom and thermal payloads for close-range condition surveys of bridges, piers, river walls and marine civil works, and can deliver the output as an annotated report or georeferenced imagery.
Who owns the footage from the Blackwall shoot?
Licensing is agreed before the flight and written into the quote. Tell us whether the material is for broadcast, marketing, an operational record or a planning submission and we scope the licence accordingly.