Drone flight 784. July 24th 2018, first cruise ship on Lough Foyle this season and a vessel I have never seen before, the recently refurbished 1981 Saga Pearl II from Saga Cruises. She entered the Lough at 05.00 BST after arriving from Norway, I anticipated her leaving at high tide the same day so I made sure I was ready. After a long wait under clouds the sky finally cleared to bright sunshine, the breeze dropped to calm conditions with just an on-shore breath, the atmosphere was very warm and pleasant. I conducted a test flight, filmed a passing fishing boat which was engulfed by sea gulls then watched the Frazer Mariner ferry pass by. When the cruise ship came into range I flew out along the sun's glitter path and began the chase, filming went very well however I noticed the camera was severely under exposing the scene, despite shooting against a bright sun with camera tilted up it still seemed too dark, shutter dropped as fast as 3000th/sec at one stage, however it soon recovered when I moved around to the sunward side. Vessel details... Name: Saga Pearl II IMO: 8000214 Flag: Malta Deadweight: 2952t Size: 164.35m x 22.6m Built: 1981 She made a beautiful sight in the evening sun sailing across a calm blue sea with the majestic Binevenagh mountain in the background with Foyle Leader pilot vessel for scale. Drone within vlos, spotter used, max distance to ship 557m, min altitude 1.4m, max altitude 72m, strong signal, winder surfer range extender used, soundtrack 'Beautiful Lie Extended by Hans Zimmer', thanks for watching. http://www.nightskyhunter.com/