Archive for December, 2009
Scrubbing the decks
The last few days we have been busy with some basic maintenance and cleaning. This included scrubbing and reviving the wooden deck areas and Dave managing to wind up the Lister diesel engine which thundered into action.
Read moreLV21 arrives in Medway
Despite the recent weather LV21 has made good progress with the tugboat Napia. Tug and tow will arrive in Medway today (20th Dec) at 12 noon. LV21 will be then be put on a buoy down river until Monday’s high tide at 1500 when she will be moored at Gillingham Pier. Come along and welcome [...]
Read moreLight Vessel 21 Under Tow
LV21 is on her way to Medway courtesy of GPS Marine’s tugboat Napia. If you want to track the progress of LV21′s journey go to http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/ and use the drop down list top left ‘go to vessel’ and select Napia which is the name of the towing tug. Weather permitting eta expected Monday at Gillingham [...]
Read moreWayne Hemingway On LV21
Design guru Wayne Hemingway has recently added his support to the LV21 project. Wayne commented that “The Lightship Project seems to hit all the right spots. It sustainably brings back to life an iconic piece of local heritage and in doing so provides a home and venue for the local creative industries,
Read moreAhoy Shipmates!
So it’s taken some time but we are just about ready for launch. Keep ‘em peeled cos there’s something on the horizon!
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