Sailing, fishing, shipbuilding and trading across the oceans are all part of Edinburgh’s heritage.
These old photos selected from the Evening News archives include a flavour of the influence the sea has had on the city.
Scroll through the pictures and get a flavour of life on the coast in the 1950s and 1960s.
5. Portobello pleasure trip
Holidaymakers disembark from the Skylark pleasure boat at Portobello in its heyday - July 1966 | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
6. New trawler at Leith
The newly-finshed trawler Lady Parkes, moored at Leith Docks in May 1966. It was later converted to a research vessel working in the French Antarctic. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
7. New dock gates arrive
New dock gates arrive at Leith docks by sea in December 1967 | TSPL Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
8. Under the Forth Road Bridge
The St Bees moves up the Firth of Forth under the Forth Road Bridge in October 1968. | TSPL Photo: Dick Ewart