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Boat Filming London in Erith - UAS London
Thames Hub/Erith Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

Boat Filming London in Erith

Specialist over-water boat filming london at Erith for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Our boat filming london team is authorised and equipped for operations in Erith. We work for towage operators, passenger vessel companies, civil contractors and production teams. Where a brief covers several reaches, we plan them into one run down the river.

River work in Erith is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. Cinema, inspection and mapping payloads can all be flown on the same tide window. Time on site is agreed in advance so vessel and shore teams can plan around it.

Coordination with the Port of London Authority is standard on every flight in Erith. Our pilots hold advanced CAA permissions covering congested river corridors and historic crossings. Nothing goes up until the paperwork, the tide plan and the brief agree with each other.

Edited video, stills, orthomosaics and inspection reports follow the flight within 48 hours. Get in touch to discuss boat filming london in Erith and we will quote without obligation. Quotes are fixed, not estimates that drift once the job starts.

Marine Specifications in Erith

VHF marine radio equipped pilots
High-zoom and thermal inspection payloads
Tidal Thames skipper and pilot crew
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots
Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
Water-safety trained flight crews

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Erith require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.

Request River Booking

Thames 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

Reference Links

RegulatoryCAA approved operator
Insurance£10M public liability
Experience1,000+ flight hours in London airspace
AirspaceNATS permissions for central London operations
RegisteredUAS London Limited · 16148461

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.

Do you work with the vessel operator directly?

Yes, and it makes a noticeable difference to the result. Given the skipper's contact we coordinate the passage and the shot list directly, so the vessel is where the camera needs it rather than the other way round.

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.