Thames Marine Civil Filming at Bugsby's Reach

Bugsby's Reach is a stretch of the tidal Thames our crews know well. We work for towage operators, passenger vessel companies, civil contractors and production teams. The river rewards crews who know it; a stranger to this water loses the shot to the tide.

We check tide state, river traffic and bridge clearances before fixing a date at Bugsby's Reach. Where the shot demands it, we launch and recover from an MCA-coded support vessel. We keep the ground and deck footprint small so the operation stays clear of working crews.

Riparian landowners and pier operators at Bugsby's Reach are contacted ahead of the date. All river flights are logged and the records remain available for your own compliance file. If wind or river conditions turn on the day, the pilot's call is final.

If weather or tide closes the window, we rebook the next viable slot at no extra cost. Contact our marine desk with the Bugsby's Reach brief and we will confirm the tide windows that work. Tell us the deadline first, because on the river it decides almost everything else.