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River Event Filming at Mortlake Reach - UAS London
Thames Hub/Mortlake Reach Hub
Thames & River Marine Services

River Event Filming at Mortlake Reach

Specialist over-water river event filming at Mortlake Reach for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Mortlake Reach is a stretch of the tidal Thames our crews know well. Typical briefs cover vessel tracking, riverside development, bridge condition and event coverage. Early starts are normal here, because the best water and the best light rarely coincide with office hours.

We survey the Mortlake Reach bank and the water in advance to fix take-off, landing and contingency points. RTK platforms are available where the deliverable is a measurement rather than an image. Kit is checked ashore before anything is committed over water.

We notify the PLA and maintain contact with London VTS throughout operations at Mortlake Reach. Ground safety on the bank, meaning cordons, pedestrian routes and marshals, is planned alongside the flight. Our river risk assessments are written to be read, not to satisfy a filing requirement.

Turnaround is same-day for raw and 24 to 48 hours for finished output. Tell us what you need on the water and we will come back with options, tides and a price. Ask for examples of comparable river work and we will send them over.

Marine Specifications in Mortlake Reach

Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
High-zoom and thermal inspection payloads
Over-water flight safety fail-safes
MCA-coded vessel launch capability
Live-feed video broadcast capability
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Mortlake 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

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

Do you need Port of London Authority approval to fly at Mortlake Reach?

Any professional drone operation on the tidal Thames, including Mortlake Reach, requires notification to and coordination with the PLA and London VTS. UAS London manages those clearances as part of the service.

How does the tide affect a shoot at Mortlake Reach?

Tide decides what is visible, what is navigable and where we can launch and recover. We plan Mortlake Reach operations around the tide table first and build the shot list around the window that gives you the best water.

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.