King's Lynn Conservancy Board - Port and Pilotage Authority
Photographs taken by John Barrett LRPS © 2011
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The new tug "Conservator" being delivered to King's Lynn in 27th July 2003.
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Kings Lynn Conservancy Board, Harbour Office, Common Staithe Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1LL
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Other Events
A NEW £400,000 pilot boat was officially named at a ceremony in the Alexandra Dock, Kings Lynn
The St Ann which replaces the 25-year-old boat Denver was named by Borough Mayor George Pratt and blessed by the Bishop of Lynn, the Rt Rev Tony Foottit.
Mr Pratt said: "The port brings a great deal of business and commerce into the town, and I would like to pay tribute to the skills of the pilots who use this vessel and navigate ships into the port.
The boat is named after St Ann, the Virgin Mary s mother, who is always depicted as teaching the Virgin Mary to read. "It is a very appropriate name, because the pilots are teaching the captains to read the channel."
The St Ann can travel at around 23 knots, and will take about 35 minutes to reach the pilot boarding area, reducing the amount of time by 15 to 20 minutes. Harbour Master, Captain John Lorking said: "She has been in service this last week when we had the northerly gales. "She has exceeded our expectations in sea-keeping qualities and in crew and pilot comfort." The 13-metre boat carries two crew members and six pilots, and will land and board pilots at least 660 times in a year.
Mr Doug Benefer, chairman of Lynn Conservancy Board, said: We are very pleased that the new vessel has now come into service. It will improve facilities for the port users, and will be a boom for the pilots. I believe it will make the port more prosperous.
Guests at the naming ceremony were invited aboard the new boat and were taken on a quick tour of the Alexandra Dock.