Hundreds of people will have the unique opportunity to go behind-the-scenes on Scillonian III next month to mark Maritime UK Week. Local school children, Sea Cadets and fans of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’s faithful passenger ship have been invited on board for the special, one-off event. It will give them a rare chance…
After three decades of loyal service, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has said a fond farewell to St Mary’s Quay Manager Mervyn Bird, who has left to spend more time on his farm. Merv, 59, joined the company in 1988 as a storeman on the quay. He recalls: “Everything used to come in loose…
Tom Sexton has taken the helm of the Gry Maritha, following the retirement of Captain Paul Stevens after two decades on board. The 33-year-old served as Chief Officer on the Gry – the islands’ dedicated year-round freight ship – for five years. Tom, who lives in Carharrack, joined the Steamship Company in 2017 after working…
After 22 loyal years – and 185,000 miles on board the Gry Maritha – Captain Paul Stevens will be retiring in May. Paul, 68, will retire almost 22 years to the day he joined the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, in May 2000. A familiar and well-respected face on the Isles of Scilly, Paul has…
Initial research to establish the feasibility and demand of a drone freight service to the Isles of Scilly has been met with support and enthusiasm. Key community businesses were interviewed in December by research agency PFA, citing such a service as a potential “game changer” and a way of improving connection to the islands. The…
Following a successful period during November and December 2021, Skybus is providing a second period of support to Air Aurigny that began on 11th February 2022, whilst one of Air Aurigny’s own aircraft is on deep maintenance. Between Tuesday 22nd February and Friday 25th February, Skybus carried a total of 208 passengers as well as…
Vital cetacean monitoring surveys by ORCA will be taking place on board Scillonian III once again in 2022. ORCA is the charity dedicated to studying and protecting whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK waters. Since 2009 they have had three highly trained marine mammal surveyors conduct 153 surveys from Scillonian. A total of 4,924 individual…
Land’s End Airport has taken delivery of a new, state-of-the-art fire appliance. The Toyota Hilux 6×6, known as Fire 2 at the airport, arrived in early January. It was manufactured by Terberg in Gloucestershire. We have invested more than £130,000 in the vehicle, which will replace a 21-year-old 4X4 appliance and help maintain the resilience…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has appointed Victoria Bolitho as Master of Scillonian III Victoria, 33, who has served as Scillonian III’s Chief Officer for the past two and a half years years, will take the helm from Pete Crawford when he retires in January after four decades on board. She said: “I am…
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company has signed a contract to provide support services to Guernsey’s Air Aurigny from November 2nd to December 18th. This means we will be on standby over the period to assist Air Aurigny with flights between Guernsey Airport and Alderney and Alderney Airport and Southampton, while the company’s own aircraft…
Generous Steamship Group customers have donated a milestone £60,000 to the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust over the past three years. The grand total, revealed this week, is down to kind-hearted customers making a voluntary donation to the charity’s fundraising efforts when booking travel via www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk Donations began in April 2019 and have now topped…
Scillonian III marked the end of an era on Sunday (November 6th) as Master Pete Crawford made his final voyage from St Mary’s to Penzance after 39 seasons on board. Pete, 60, will be retiring in January after sailing approximately 666,000 miles on Scillonian III – or more than 30 times around the world. It…
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