On 9 September at the start of this year’s London International Shipping Week Nusrat Ghani, Maritime Minister on behalf of HMG, confirmed that it will enable construction of a new advanced ship for the General Lighthouse Authority, Trinity House, to replace the ageing THV Patricia, built in 1982 by Henry Robb of Leith.

The vessel, yet to be named, will establish and service aids to navigation in some of the most dangerous waters of NW Europe, marking channels and hazards and using the latest technology.