‘Red Kestrel’ Freight Ship Is Floated-off at Cammell Laird

In what can be considered as the picture of the week, a new £10m state-of-the-art freight ship was launched at Cammell Laird on this Tuesday, writes Craig Manning in an article published on the Wirral Globe.

Red Kestrel, commissioned by the Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Funnel, floated off with the tide from the Birkenhead shipyard’s slipway to its wet basin during the ceremony.

A flare was set off to start the vessel’s short journey.

Red Funnel’s first...

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