@Andrew_SW

Photographer and writer specialising in maritime, aviation and travel. Passionate traveller who can't do enough miles!

Hythe, Southampton.
Joined December 2011
My new website is live! Appreciate if you could have a glance and let me know your thoughts, good or bad, any comments gratefully received. Thank you. solentphotographer.com/ – at Hythe, England
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Nice morning spent at Mudeford & Steamer Point, wind increasing throughout, but so so warm! #dorset #beachlife – at Christchurch, England
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Andrew S-W retweeted
The lovely people at Fabulous Films have given me one of these to give away. You will get it a couple of weeks before it's released. All you have to do is retweet this tweet & I will select a winner at random. Good Luck!! fabulousfilms.com/products/m…
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Record breaker! @cmacgm Pantheon has become the largest containership to call at the @DP_World terminal in #southampton. 400m long carrying 24212TEU it is also part of a class that are the largest #lng powered containerships. – at Hythe, England
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The end of the weekend highlight, a must listen if you love music from our formulative years - well for those of a certain age! #beatsurrender @NationRadioUK
On this week's Beat Surrender, it's 3 from 1979 at 7 including Sham 69 and Sparks and at 8pm 3 from 1980 including the Jam and Bad Manners. Plus New Order, Duran Duran, Killing Joke, Sisters Of Mercy and Midge Ure covering the Walker Brothers.
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A sad sight...
Insane terrifying footage after a glacier collapse created flash floods:
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#everydayaschoolday ... – at Hythe, England
The Bosuns Call is a whistle used to make announcements or pipes in @RoyalNavy which used to be used for all sorts of things. Such as to inform the crew to get their food whilst it’s still hot, hence ‘piping hot’ and at the end of the day when all must be quiet we ‘Pipe Down’
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Full steam ahead for another trip back to our childhood thanks to the ever splendiferous #beatsurrender on @NationRadioUK with @stevepowerdj - essential Sunday evening listening! – at Lymington, England
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Andrew S-W retweeted
Video of fire on baggage container with luggage to be loaded onto BA585 just now at Milan Malpensa. Smart move to get the other containers out of the way before fire spread. If cause was lithium battery glad fire was there and not on plane
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The fire was in a baggage handling cart belonging to Aviapartner that had just unloaded luggage from an arriving British Airways flight from London, not in a container of luggage to be loaded onto the departing BA585; the cause was a short circuit, not a lithium battery. tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2026/0… ansa.it/sito/notizie/c…
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What a horrible evening of news…people’s homes burning in Stourbridge after the heatwave exploded, and a train on its side in Sussex 😔
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The day after the evening before... Wonderful to witness the partial #solareclipse, and to see who many others peacefully enjoying this special moment. #newforest #lovewhereyoulive – at Hythe, England
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Seeing the #milkyway galactic core, #summertriangle & #polaris from Durlston Country Park in #dorset is always a sight to behold... – at Swanage, England
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Sad news, such a great and versatile actor – at Hythe, England
Actor Sam Neill, who starred in Jurassic Park, The Piano and Peaky Blinders has died - he was 78. bbc.co.uk/news/live/crl1gk55…
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Enjoying an evening in the garden listening to the very energetic & fantastic #soundsofthe80s with @djgarydavies on @BBCRadio2 - a must listen on a Saturday! – at Hythe, England
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This is an extremely unusual event, with a piece of engine becoming detached and striking the window, causing it to fail. Reportedly, an elderly man was then partially pulled out of the window. He is alive and being treated in a Greek hospital for friction burns, with no other reported injuries. I would be asking him for six numbers and putting on a lottery ticket.
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Following a superb few days off - including a trip to @F1 @SilverstoneUK , time to kick back, relax, and take a trip back in time thanks to the ever wonderful #beatsurrender on @NationRadioUK with @stevepowerdj It's back to work tomorrow, but we'll worry about that then! – at Poole, England
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As a glorious sunset marks the end of the longest day 2026, after listening to #beatsurrender with @stevepowerdj on @NationRadioUK I'm transported back 40 solstices ago to the year I left school...this very week! #wheredidthetimego ??!! #summersoltice #musicalmemories – at Hythe, England
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Several #lightning strikes close to the #fires in western #Miami #Dade. Hoping it doesn’t start new fires. Many strikes far away from rainfall too could be problematic.
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Impressive skies this afternoon as a cumulonimbus cloud develops... #weather #stormhour – at Hythe, England
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Sad news for #HowardsWay fans. RIP, Anthony Head., who played Phil Norton.
So saddened to hear of the death of Anthony Head. We were very lucky to have had Tony in Howards’ Way series 1 - always a class act
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Andrew S-W retweeted
Such a tragic loss of three exceptional people. All our thoughts are with CHF at this time that the Fleet Air Arm family is really hurting. 💔
It is with great sadness that we can confirm the deaths of Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson and Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher of 846 Naval Air Squadron, and Petty Officer Owen Green of 845 Naval Air Squadron, who died in Devon during routine training activity on 3 June.
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