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Global charity requests archival material donations for historic maritime collection
Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage and Education Centre (HEC) is seeking donations of archival material and artefacts from businesses and the public to enhance its already extensive maritime history collection. This request follows the completion of a major project to digitise and catalogue the centre’s extensive Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection.
This collection, which spans from the 1830s to the 1970s, includes over 1.15 million records related to the design, construction, and maintenance of ships classified by Lloyd’s Register, which is a leading provider of compliance and classification services to the marine and offshore industries.
The collection contains records of well-known vessels and innovative designs, such as the Carpathia, the Cunard passenger liner that rescued survivors of the Titanic, and the Cutty Sark, one of the fastest tea clippers ever built, now displayed at Greenwich, London. It also documents significant milestones in the shipping industry, including the shift from steam to motor vessels and the adoption of new shipbuilding technologies. Additionally, wreck data, correspondence, photographs, and certificates have been digitised.
HEC is now encouraging businesses and individuals to make contributions. The focus is on items related to maritime technology, engineering, safety and Lloyd’s Register’s history. All donations must meet the collecting criteria outlined in the centre’s acquisition and disposals policy. These criteria include records or objects connected to significant individuals associated with Lloyd’s Register, material related to ship and yacht building from the 18th century onwards, and items that highlight milestone events in the history of Lloyd’s Register.
In addition, HEC plans to open its archive and library collections to the public next spring in newly created reading rooms at Lloyd’s Register’s historic offices at 71 Fenchurch Street, London.
The HEC team welcomes anyone with an archive collection, and would like to donate it to the maritime history collection, to get in touch at
https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/about-us/contact-us New wheelchair- Image courtesy of Accessible Boating Trust
accessible boats launched on River Thames and in Manchester
UK charity The Wheelyboat Trust has celebrated two recent launches of wheelchair-accessible boats. Both projects were spearheaded by the charity in collaboration with local partners and aim to provide greater opportunities for individuals with disabilities to engage in boating and other water-based recreation.
On September 10 2024, Accessible Boating Thames (ABT) launched a new Coulam V20 Wheelyboat on the River Thames at Bisham Abbey, near Marlow. The new boat is designed to accommodate wheelchair users and individuals with other mobility impairments, ensuring they can board and operate the boat safely and independently. The V20 model features a spacious cockpit and a hydraulic bow door that lowers to form a ramp, facilitating roll-on, roll-off access from a jetty or pontoon. The boat also includes a drive-from-wheelchair console, allowing users with severe disabilities to drive the vessel.
Gavin Tisshaw, chair of ABT, describes the launch as a significant milestone for the charity, which has been providing water-based activities for individuals with disabilities for many years. “This is a momentous occasion for ABT – securing our own Wheelyboat will make such a difference and ensure we can continue to help those that need our services,” he says. The boat was funded through a £68,000 fundraising campaign, supported by the Greaves and Withey Foundation and The Wheelyboat Trust, among other contributors.
MDL Marinas reports influx of superyachts following Brexit MDL Marinas, the UK’s leading marina and water-based leisure
provider is reporting a significant increase in the number of superyachts choosing its Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, UK. This, the company says, is thanks in part to the VAT advantages post-Brexit, as well as the marina’s recent investment in enhancing its facilities for larger vessels.
Since the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, non- UK flagged superyachts visiting British marinas have enjoyed substantial VAT reductions, positioning the UK as an increasingly appealing stopover for yacht owners and captains.
Image credit: Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage and Education Centre
MDL’s Ocean Village Marina has seen a rise in superyacht visits as these financial incentives, coupled with the marina’s premium services, make it an ideal destination for yachts transiting through Europe.
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