Category Archives: Shipping

Historian wants to bring Great War wreck back home

Posted on 19 June, 2013 by

A rusting trawler in South Georgia is thought to be the last surviving boat of its kind to have served in the First World War – and now a historian wants to return it toEngland. The Hull Daily Mail says … Continue reading →

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25 days after setting out, Tristan passengers still couldn’t land

Posted on 18 June, 2013 by

Three and a half weeks after first sailing from Cape Town, passengers on the beleaguered MV Edinburgh finally reached Tristan da Cunha on Monday 17 June 2013 – only to find they could not go ashore. Sea conditions were too … Continue reading →

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Tea and fruit run out as Tristan supply ship turns back

Posted on 5 June, 2013 by

Rationing has been introduced at the store on Tristan da Cunha after the supply ship MV Edinburgh was forced to turn back while en route to the island. The ship was 500 miles from Tristan on 30 May 2013 when Captain Clarence … Continue reading →

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Slavery tourists to voyage into island’s dark past

Posted on 31 May, 2013 by

Slavery is to become the theme of a educational cruise on the RMS St Helena, island tourism chief Cathy Alberts has revealed. It will tie in with the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery in December. It will also draw … Continue reading →

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We took to the lifeboats off Ascension – a captain’s story

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by

As a young seaman, Jonathan Mercer spent an anxious time in an open lifeboat after crew and passengers abandoned a burning Union Castle ship between Ascension Island and St Helena. Almost exactly 40 years on, he revisited both islands as … Continue reading →

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Arcadia passenger questions P&O’s intentions

Posted on 1 August, 2012 by

Messages of disappointment continue to reach St Helena Online regarding the failure of P&O Cruises to allow passengers ashore in “millpond” conditions when the Arcadia called at the island in April 2012. The latest is from Diana Rainham, of Essex, … Continue reading →

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In pictures: RMS St Helena in dry dock

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by
Bosun Jonas lowering anchors

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Click on the thumbnails to see full-size images of work on the RMS St Helena during its 2012 dry dock refit in Cape Town.

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Manchester United treat for ship’s crew

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by

Ten members of the RMS St Helena crew will be in the crowd when football legends Manchester United play against Ajax Cape Town on Saturday. They’ll be taking a break from the rigours of a major refit of the St … Continue reading →

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Life’s a blast for RMS St Helena refit team

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by

Heavy weather that has delayed the Basil Read airport supply ship on its return to Walvis Bay has also held up the RMS St Helena’s refit in Cape Town. CAPTAIN ANDREW GREENTREE reports. How time flies when you are enjoying … Continue reading →

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After the nerves, praise all round for successful docking

Posted on 12 July, 2012 by

Islanders involved in the first ever docking of a ship at St Helena have been praised for making it go smoothly. A fault with a flow meter meant the discharge of fuel had to be halted overnight, meaning the NP … Continue reading →

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