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

Boat Filming London in Westminster

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

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Boat Filming London in Westminster is routine work for our Thames crews. That combination of aviation and marine crew is what makes over-water work practical rather than theoretical. Early starts are normal here, because the best water and the best light rarely coincide with office hours.

River work in Westminster is planned against live traffic information, not a generic river chart. Capture is in RAW throughout, leaving headroom for grading or photogrammetric processing. Light on the water changes fast, so we will suggest the state of tide and time of day that suits the subject.

We keep the river authorities informed from planning through to the end of the flight. We carry £10M public liability insurance written to cover over-water operations. Privacy on the bank is considered in the flight plan, not left to the edit.

Raw material is handed over on the day, with edits, maps or reports inside 24 to 48 hours. Send us the dates and the shot list and we will tell you which tides are viable. There is no obligation attached to an enquiry.

Marine Specifications in Westminster

MCA-coded vessel launch capability
Water-safety trained flight crews
Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
Specialist marine aviation insurance (£10M)
Full Port of London Authority (PLA) coordination
VHF marine radio equipped pilots

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Westminster 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

Can you fly at night or in low light on the river?

Yes. Night and blue-hour work over the Thames is something we do regularly, with the lighting conditions and additional risk factored into the plan. Twilight often gives the strongest results on the tideway.

Are you insured for flying over water?

Yes. We carry £10M public liability insurance written to cover over-water operations, and can provide the certificate along with our CAA authorisation and a job-specific risk assessment before booking.

How does the tide affect a shoot in Westminster?

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