With the help of our amazing volunteers, we have made great progress on the starboard waist deck of the SS Explorer!

In November 2025 our volunteers were invited to visit Trinity House Maritime Museum in Leith.

The SS Explorer was ordered for the Scottish Office to operate for the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen. 

The wheelhouse or bridge of the SS Explorer photographed in its last operational cruise. 

Thank you to Trinity House and Maddy and Liz for having us, we look forward to more visits and engagement in the future!

 If you would like to see more pictures of our visit please head to our social media channels!

This edition of From the Chair reflects on the early history of the SS Explorer Preservation Society, from its formation in Aberdeen in 1994 to the efforts that saved the vessel from being scrapped and brought her safely to Leith.

As a fisheries research vessel, the SS Explorer  was involved in trawling, an industrial fishing technique where nets, or trawls, are towed through the water to catch fish. 

With storm winds on the horizon its nothing new for the SS Explorer, having braved the stormy weather and rough seas of the Scottish coasts and beyond.