Duke Of Edinburgh To Visit Dover

The Duke of Edinburgh is to visit Dover in December.

As Master of the Corporation of Trinity House, he will visit the Trinity House vessel Alert at Dover docks on 1 December.

He will also visit the Trinity Homes in St Clare Road at Walmer, Deal.

Alert, which has come into operation this year, is a Rapid Intervention Vessel, designed with buoy handling, wreck marking, towing and multibeam and side scan hydrographic surveying capability.

At 39.3 metres long, she is fitted with a range of high specification survey equipment and to the highest and most modern technical standards. With DP1 dynamic positioning, a service speed of 15 knots and a maximum speed of 17 knots, Alert primarily covers the southeast coast where she is able to respond rapidly to any maritime incident.

In addition, Alert can be utilised as a research platform with her large working deck that can be used for deployment of scientific equipment and sampling work. Available 24 hours a day and seven days a week, she has accommodation for an additional five people.