The Edinburgh arrived at Tristan just after midnight on Thursday the 24th January, she deployed her fishing gear at one of the nearby islands before anchoring at Tristan to wait the unloading of cargo.
Tristan Administrator David Morley recently took the opportunity to brief the Tristan community via the Island's newly relaunched radio station, Atlantic FM, about plans for the harbour repair and refurbishment project.
Many of the islanders were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of Hubert Green on Saturday 5th January 2008. He was discovered at home around 9am, by his close friend and neighbor Stella Rogers.
From 1 January 2008, those applying worldwide for visas for the UK will need to provide biometric information, in the form of digital fingerscans and photographs, as part of the application process.