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| Details of cruise ships that regularly or occasionally visit Tristan da Cunha. 15-Apr-2019 |
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MFV Edinburgh's April 2019 Trip
Report from Cynthia Green
Return to Cape Town
MFV Edinburgh departed for Cape Town at 2pm GMT on Saturday 13th April 2019 after a quick turn-around.
The following passengers went on board the Edinburgh at about 12.30pm: Islanders Eric and Martha Glass; Clinton, Roxanne and Joshua de Bod, Alasdair and Barbara Wyllie, Paul Ferreria, Thulani Mofu, Vivini Xambesi and Eugene Bridgens.
Outward Passage
MFV Edinburgh arrived at 5pm on 10th April after a seven day passage from Cape Town after departure on the evening of Wednesday 3rd April, following an unforeseen delay.
Passengers came ashore soon afterwards and were: Islanders Simon, Natasha and Vera Glass, Kelly Green, Rhoda Rogers and Adrian Swain; Nurse Kumi Joubert and Dr. Carel Van Der Merwe.
Alasdair Wyllie's photo shows MV Edinburgh off Tristan on 7th February 2019
RRS Discovery departs for St Helena
Report and photos from Sean Burns
RRS Discovery at anchor on 30th March prior to departure for St Helena
The RRS Discovery returend to Tristan on Saturday 30th March 2019 for a busy final day of the Tristan leg of its Blue Belt expedition. In addition to taking on board the three team members (Oliver Yates, Katie McPherson, Stephanie Martin and Marthan Bester) who had been on Tristan since 22nd March, the vessel also took aboard islanders Kelly Swain and Riaan Repetto, travelling to St Helena for training, and WSP harbour works engineer Gerhard Kapp after his fourth visit to the island.
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In a typically generous gesture to friends on St Helena, islanders loaded sacks of fresh quality Tristan potatoes as presents for Saints when the ship arrives in a few days' time. The photos show the sacks on the deck of RRS Discovery. |
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Bark Europa's March 2019 visit |
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| Welcome return of the impressive sailing vessel to Tristan waters 23-Mar-2019 |
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Le Lyrial takes aboard Tristan passengers |
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| The cruise ship Le Lyrial was able to take aboard five Tristan passengers bound for Cape Town. 19-Mar-2019 |
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Three Visitors to Tristan on One Day |
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| The MV Le Lyrial, the Bark Europa and the yacht Jonathan arrived at Tristan on the 16th March 2019 16-Mar-2019 |
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