BNS Lobelia (M921) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval
Component, launched on 3 February 1988 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde
and christened by Anne Van De Kerckhof, the wife of the then Mayor of Diest, on
25 February 1989. Lobelia
is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Yacin Nini.
The patronage of the Lobelia
was accepted by the city of Diest.
It was the seventh of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.
She is a regular visitor to The Firth of Forth
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Lobelia is seen here arriving in Leith on Friday 29th August 2014.
