Edinburgh News - 23.04.2024
Plans to transform historic ship berthed at Leith docks for 28 years into floating Edinburgh museum unveiled
By Neil Johnstone
Digital reporter
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”The SS Explorer is regarded as a pioneering ship that made a significant contribution to climate science and understanding of marine biodiversity - now a team of volunteers have shared plans to restore the vessel and create an interactive education centre
Plans to transform a historic Scottish vessel into an interactive floating museum in Edinburgh have been unveiled at an event in Leith.
The SS Explorer, which has been berthed in Leith docks since 1996, is regarded as a pioneering vessel that made a significant contribution to climate science and biodiversity work. In service between 1956 to 1984, the ship allowed marine biologists to better understand sea temperatures and pollution, British fish breeding and fishing levels, and helped shape knowledge of oceanography and marine life.”
Meredith Greiling, SSEPS trustee said: “The Steamship Explorer was the first purpose-built science research ship to be built in Scotland so it is a historical link of scientific research at sea that informs everything we know about what is happening in the seas today - from marine biodiversity, ocean temperatures, pollution fish stocks” | SSEPS