UK Border Force Vessel Tavi

Seen here in Leith making her debut visit to the UK is the UK Border Force Vessel under her temporary name "Tavi".

She was on her way from Finland to Portsmouth and stopped of here for the weekend, once she reaches Portsmouth she will go into a dry dock and be repainted and renamed, at the time she was in Leith no name was decided.

She is to replace the now retired Sentinel.

"Tavi" is seen her at Leith on the 6th September 2013

Dutch and Belgian Visitors

HrMs Schiedam, Urk and Bns Bellis are Tripartite class mine warfare vessel used by the navies of the Netherlands and Belgium.

They were conceived in the 1970s and built in the 1980s. France built the mine-hunting equipment, Belgium provided the electronics, and the Netherlands constructed the propulsion train. France and the Netherlands originally bought 15, with Belgium buying 10.

They were escorted by Bns Godetia a command and logistical support ship of the Belgian Navy and HrMs Luymes is a hydrographic survey vessel of the Netherlands navy.

They are seen here arriving Leith on the 6^th September 2013 for a short weekend visit.

HrMs Schiedam

HrMs Urk

Bns Bellis

 

Bns Godetia

HrMs Luymes