The new Ovenstones fishing vessel Ge-Searcher starts the return journey of its maiden voyage to Tristan da Cunha

Geo-Searcher departs for Cape Town

MV Geo-Searcher's return journey completes its maiden Tristan voyage

Report from Cynthia Green

MV Geo-Searcher returned from Gough Island on Tuesday 25th April 2017 following successful fishing trials there and previously around Inaccessible Island. Passengers for the return journey to Cape Town boarded at 4.30pm GMT on 26th April and the ship departed for Cape Town at 6.00pm the same day.

Passengers are: Islanders Joan & Marie Repetto, Eric & Martha Glass, Francesca Green, James, Felicity & Kieran Glass, Jane & Ian Lyons, Erik Mackenzie and Andrew James

The Baltic Trader will be replacing the Edinburgh for the May trip and she is scheduled to depart Cape Town on 3rd May.

Photo from Sean Burns shows the Geo-Searcher off Tristan
when it arrived on 15th April for the first time.