Monday 4 February 2013

Dunkirk ‘Little Ship’ SKYLARK IX, - the Northern Diving Group helped to raise a Dunkirk ‘little ship’ SKYLARK IX from a Scottish river bed.   The team took part in a two-day operation to lift the SKYLARK IX which in 1940 was responsible for bringing home 600 men from the continent.   Although the water is only about five feet deep, it took a two-day operation involving the diving group and special buoyancy bags to finally lift the 30-ton boat out of the river.     The divers from Faslane volunteered to help enthusiasts raise the 50ft pleasure cruiser which had settled on the bed of the River Leven at the southern end of Loch Lomond.   In 1940, the small cruiser had been pressed into service by the Royal Navy and used to bolster the defences of Poole Harbour.   Once lifted, the boat was beached and the plan now is to restore her, giving local young people the chance to learn boat-building skills in the process.

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