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Thames Towage Filming at Greenwich Reach - UAS London
Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Towage Filming at Greenwich Reach

Specialist over-water thames towage filming at Greenwich Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

We work at Greenwich Reach regularly, and river operations are the core of what we do. Clients here include TV productions, marine contractors, port operators and engineering teams. The river rewards crews who know it; a stranger to this water loses the shot to the tide.

Magnetic interference near steel structures at Greenwich Reach is factored into the flight plan. Where the shot demands it, we launch and recover from an MCA-coded support vessel. Light on the water changes fast, so we will suggest the state of tide and time of day that suits the subject.

Any Greenwich Reach operation is logged with the river authorities before the crew arrives. Emergency landing points are identified on the bank or on a vessel before take-off, never improvised. Privacy on the bank is considered in the flight plan, not left to the edit.

Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Ask us about vessel support for Greenwich Reach, since we can arrange MCA-coded platforms through Cinecraft. Quotes are fixed, not estimates that drift once the job starts.

Marine Specifications in Greenwich Reach

Comprehensive risk planning and NATS filing
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots
Specialist marine aviation insurance (£10M)
Tide-window scheduling and vessel traffic liaison
Water-safety trained flight crews
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Greenwich Reach 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
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.

Can you launch drones directly from boats at Greenwich 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 Greenwich 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.