Seagrown welcomes new vessel to Scarborough Harbour
The 35-metre 'Southern Star' has now docked.
A 35-metre ship, now docked in Scarborough Harbour, will house Seagrown's company offices and seaweed growing laboratory, along with exciting new public areas including a visitor’s centre.
SeaGrown hopes to unveil the first phase of public opening aboard Southern Star’s visitor’s centre opening before Christmas (government guidelines permitting), where the public can find out more about SeaGrown, join them in their café area and visit the SeaGrown shop.
SeaGrown Operations Manager, Capt. Wave Crookes, said:
"We’re very excited to finally deliver Southern Star to her new home here in Scarborough. After months of hard work and planning up on the River Clyde, we were finally able to make the passage home with her crew aboard.
"The hard work hasn’t finished yet; we will now continue in earnest to open the visitor’s centre onboard to the public where we hope the people of Scarborough and visitors to the area will take time to enjoy the café and the views, and also learn more about what we, as a seaweed farming company, are doing four miles off the coast and how good that work is for both people and the environment."
The passage home saw Southern Star and her crew travel some 700 nautical miles over four days from the River Clyde north through the Hebrides, across the top of Scotland past Orkney, before turning south and heading home to Scarborough.
Southern Star was built in 1973 in Newcastle, Australia. Since then, she has worked all over the world including as a supply vessel in the Great Barrier Reef, a survey vessel in the Falkland Islands, and even in anti-piracy operations. She has earned her name and the team at SeaGrown are very proud to have her here to support their work.
It is hoped she will become a stalwart of Scarborough Harbour and host visitors for many years to come.