Reports of vessels visiting Tristan da Cunha, and voyages to and from the island.

Visit of the Superyacht SY Asteria

The superyacht SY Asteria visited Tristan and the outer islands on the 10th March 2025.
12-Mar-2025
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MFV Edinburgh's February to April 2025 Voyage

Reports from Cynthia Green

Arrival at Tristan

The MFV Edinburgh arrived at Tristan about 12.30pm on Friday 21st February 2025, and passengers came ashore shortly afterwards.

MFV Edinburgh off the settlement on the 19th January 2025.

MFV Edinburgh off the settlement on the 19th January 2025. Photo: Philip Kendall.

Passengers were:

Islanders: Dean, Anita & Hope Repetto, Dominic Green.

Non-islanders: Paul Mapasure & Fadzai Makumba (Chief Finance Officer & wife), Rebecca Nichols (Marine Conservation Student), Christine & Marius van Veggelen (Nurse & husband), Craig Robertson (Chief Operating Officer), Jessica Escobar Porras & Emil Pirzenthal (Marine Biologists).

Departure from Cape Town

The MFV Edinburgh departed Cape Town just after midday on Friday 14th February 2025.

Extra MFV Lance charter, January 2025

Reports from Cynthia Green

Departure from Tristan

Cargo and passengers were taken to the MFV Lance at about 6:00pm on Sunday 9th February 2025, and she sailed for Cape Town 7:30pm.

Passengers are: Islanders: Joseph & Anne Green, Clive Glass, Gerald Repetto; Non-islanders: Jacoba-Kumi Joubert (Nurse), Martin Giles, Mark Hanekem, Jonathan Hanekom, Ashley Hofstander and Andre Groenewald (Electricians).

Arrival at Tristan

The MFV Lance has been chartered for an extra trip to bring officials to do various work on the island. She arrived at Tristan just after 3:00pm on Sunday 26th January 2025. Passengers came ashore shortly afterwards, and offloading commenced on Monday 27th.

MFV Lance backloading dusk.

MFV Lance backloading at dusk, December 2024.
Photo: Philip Kendall

Passengers were: Richard Noble, Best Paradza, Willem Gerhardus, Tinashe Mamhute, Martin Giles, Mark Hanekom, Jonathan Hanekom, Ashley Hofstander, Andre Groenewald (Electricians); Neil Golding (Mapping Surveyor), and Anna Hicks (Senior Volcanologist/Disaster Risk Reduction Geoscientist).

Departure from Cape Town

The MFV Lance departed Cape Town in the afternoon of the 16th January 2025.

Visit of the ketch SV Nicolisa, January 2025

The ketch SV Nicolisa called at Tristan for several days in January 2025.
22-Jan-2025
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MFV Edinburgh's November 2024 to January 2025 Voyage

The MFV Edinburgh departed Tristan on Sunday 19th January 2025.
20-Jan-2025
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Anatomy of a Maritime Medical Emergency

Tristan helped with a maritime medical emergency during the Christmas holiday, 2024.
14-Jan-2025
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MFV Lance's November-December 2024 Voyage

The MFV Lance departed Tristan on the 15th December 2024.
16-Dec-2024
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Visit of the SH Diana, November 2024

The cruise ship SH Diana briefly visited Tristan on the 18th November 2024.
22-Nov-2024
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Visit of the Norwegian Yacht Fryd

The yacht Fryd called at Tristan on the 6th and 7th November 2024.
10-Nov-2024
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