The Trinity House vessel ‘Mermaid’ has been is Scilly recently cleaning and replacing marker buoys. Trinity House is the body responsible for maintaining maritime lighthouses and markers.

This year the Mermaid has laid a brand new buoy East of Annet which will assist the safe passage of Cruise liners into the Islands via the North Western passage, the most common channel of entry for liners visiting the Islands. The buoy will also act as a navigational aid to shipping coming into the Islands from behind St. Mary’s. This can be seen as an act to promote tourism to the Islands as passengers often come ashore to St. Mary’s and provide a valuable source of income to local businesses.