Boat Filming London at Coldharbour Reach
Specialist over-water boat filming london at Coldharbour Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.
Recent Work
Selected work from across London and the Thames.
Operations at Coldharbour Reach draw on both our aviation and our marine experience. Projects run from a two-hour tide window to a scheduled programme across a construction phase. Repeat work at Coldharbour Reach keeps the same crew wherever scheduling allows.
River work at Coldharbour Reach is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. RTK platforms are available where the deliverable is a measurement rather than an image. Where bank access is restricted, we scout the approach before the crew and kit arrive.
Any Coldharbour Reach operation is logged with the river authorities before the crew arrives. Ground safety on the bank, meaning cordons, pedestrian routes and marshals, is planned alongside the flight. We do not fly outside our permissions, whatever the production schedule says.
Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Ask us about vessel support for Coldharbour Reach, since we can arrange MCA-coded platforms through Cinecraft. There is no obligation attached to an enquiry.
Marine Specifications in Coldharbour Reach
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Drone operations at Coldharbour Reach 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 do you manage wind and weather on the river?
The Thames corridor funnels wind and can be considerably rougher than the surrounding streets. We work to maritime forecasts and fly platforms rated to around 25 knots, so a marginal day does not automatically cost you the shoot.
Can you launch drones directly from boats at Coldharbour Reach?
Yes. Through our partnership with Cinecraft we have access to MCA-coded workboats and support vessels, and our pilots are experienced in launching and recovering from a moving deck.
Who owns the footage from the Coldharbour Reach 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.