Edinburgh News - 28.04.2024
We are so proud to have our work featured in the Edinburgh News on 28th April 2024. Check out the article to learn more about our mission and future plans:
Watch as Edinburgh volunteers set out plans to transform 70-year-old ship into floating museum in Leith
The following is an excerpt from the article :
”The SS Explorer has been berthed in Leith docks since 1996 but remains largely unknown to many - but a group of dedicated volunteers would like to change this.
For the last 28 years, a historic ship has been hidden away in Leith docks. Unlike the Royal Yacht Britannia, which has become one of Edinburgh’s most famous tourist attractions - even voted TripAdvisor’s Best UK Attraction last year, the SS Explorer remains hidden from public view behind Forth Port’s walls.
Regarded as a pioneering vessel that made a significant contribution to climate science and biodiversity work, the SS Explorer was in service between 1956 to 1984, and allowed marine biologists to better understand sea temperatures and pollution, British fishing levels, and helped shape knowledge of oceanography and marine life.”
Members of the The SS Explorer Preservation Society hope to transform the pioneering vessel into a floating museum. The historic ship has been berthed in Leith docks since 1996 | submitted [excerpt from the article]