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Gary Armstrong

Captain of cruise ship docked in Glasgow during covid says leaving city 'pulled at heart strings'

A cruise ship captain has shared the emotional moment it sailed away from Glasgow after spending 13 months docked in the city during the covid crisis.

The Azamara Quest was one of the three sister ships tied up in the city as the cruise industry and the world came to a halt when coronavirus struck in 2020.

The Quest found home at King George V Dock in Shieldhall in June 2020 before eventually departing the city the following summer.

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