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.
9. Last launch at Cockenize
Launching the Sapphire, the last fishing boat to be launched at Cockenzie harbour in East Lothian, June 1969. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait
10. Sprats for the freezer
Men loading the sprats from a fishing trawler into a freezer hold at Granton harbour in April 1969 | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
11. Gulls swoop at Granton
Gulls enjoy the remains of the sprats unloaded from a fishing trawler at Granton harbour in April 1969 | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
12. Ship launch at Henry Robb's
The cargo ship 'Kaitoa', weighing 2583 gross tonnes, is launched from Henry Robb Shipyard in Leith, February 28 1956. | TSPL