Stunning sea-nery! Incredible images show off Britain's maritime culture including ships under the stars at night and the rugged coastline at dusk

 Photographers from across the UK have captured stunning images that show Britain's relationship to the sea. 

Entries include an aerial shot of a fishing trawler in Whitstable, Kent at night and the stunning evening coastline off of Aberdeenshire. 

In another shot, young people are seen jumping in mid air as the sun is seen behind them in Moray, Scotland. 

One image shows off the stunning array of stars in the night sky behind a boat in Dungeness, Kent. 

The Ultimate Sea View competition is run by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, which supports fishermen and mariners going through financial hardship. 

Captain Justin Osmond RN said of the competition in July: 'Our industry often suffers from being out of sight and out of mind, but it truly is essential in keeping us going as an island nation and enabling us to go about our daily lives.

'The photography competition allows us to showcase and celebrate our relationship with the sea and having received a record-breaking number of entries last year, we are more excited than ever to see everyone's fantastic and unique images over the course of this summer'.

The overall winner of the competition will receive a £500 voucher to purchase camera equipment. 

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The stunning evening coastline off of Aberdeenshire, Scotland is seen above with the darkness of the shoreline and the man and boy seen fishing in the background.  The picture, called Evening Cast, was taken by photographer Ian Finlayson. It is a highly commended image in the Coastal Views category

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Young people are seen jumping in mid air as the sun is seen behind them in Moray, Scotland. The picture, called Hopeman Happiness, was taken by Jacky Pratt. It is the winner for the People and Recreation category

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This picture, called Old Rope, was taken at Newgale, Pembrokeshire by Chris Mole. It is the winner for the Industry category in the competition

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This picture, called Pinnace And Barges Rot In Their Graveyard In The Medway Mud, by David Stearne is the winner in the category Ships & Wrecks

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This image showing the starry night sky was taken on Dungeness by Susan Pilcher. The Ultimate Sea View competition is run by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society

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Entries include an aerial shot of a fishing trawler in Whitstable, Kent at night. 'The Fisherman's Wake', an aerial shot of a fishing trawler taken at Whitstable in Kent by Michael Marsh, is the Overall Winner

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A surfer is seen above in this photograph, called Wave Rider, which was taken at Thurso by James Gunn. It is highly commended in the People and Recreation category

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Teeside Windfarm is seen above with an LPG tanker passing nearby. The picture by Tom Collins is highly commended in the Industry category