Get Afloat! funded

The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this instance the tugs are required to meet the requirements of Lloyds Register Ice Class 1A FS for operation in Scandinavian waters.Hundreds of children at schools in areas of high deprivation or with high levels of special needs pupils will benefit from the Get Afloat! Fund, organised by Chichester Harbour Conservancy, which enables businesses to sponsor trips on the solar powered vessel ‘Solar Heritage’. The Stannah Group of Companies has provided funding for ten free trips in the school year ahead, single handedly matching what was the entire year’s target when the Fund was established in 2007.