Bns Lobelia

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 see HERE

Lobelia is seen here arriving in Leith on Friday 29^th August 2014.

HMS Tyne

HMS Tyne is the sixth Royal Navy ship to carry the name Tyne. She is a River-class offshore patrol vessel built by Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton to serve as a fishery protection unit within the United Kingdom's waters along with her two sister ships Mersey and Severn. All three were commissioned into service in 2003 to replace the five older Island-class patrol vessels.

Tyne was featured in the first episode of the BBC series Empire of the Seas, "How the Navy Forged the Modern World, Heart of Oak", presented by Dan Snow.

The ships have large working decks to allow the vessels to cope in several roles, such as disaster relief, fire fighting, rescue work, and interception of other vessels. For this purpose a crane capable of lifting 25 tonnes for the use of standard containers is fitted. The deck is also large enough to permit the transport of other craft such as oil spill recovery tractors and landing craft. 

She has made several visit to Edinburgh, HERE is just one of her previous visits.

Her affiliations include North Tyneside Council, St Catherines Primary School, Hadrian Special Needs Primary School, TS Caledonia (Peterhead Sea Cadets unit), TS Tyne (Newburn Sea Cadets unit), and the Worshipful Company of Butchers.

She is seen here in Leith her visit was between 17^th – 23^rd August.