Support Boats from the SOAS fleet were chartered to assist in the Launching and deployment of a unique free ranging Marine survey vessel on a thirty day voyage to monitor Whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Celtic Sea. The 20 ft long electric survey catamaran produces it's own power from onboard solar and wind generators and is satellite guided from independant control panels either on support vessels or onshore. Following the launching in Milford docks SOAS boats were used for several days during sea trials on the Haven and to escort the survey unit to it's mother ship for the start of it's thirty day voyage More (Video) : BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-34009228 http://wales.wwf.org.uk/wwf_articles.cfm?unewsid=7645

Our 42 foot Nelson workboat "Eva Ann" is now fitted with a divelift which will increase her capability for both commmercial and sport diving, particularly in being able to handle specialist diving and underwatersurvey equipment. This, in addition to her equipment hoist brings her specification into line with other SOAS Hardboats like "Overdale" which are coded to work up to 60 miles offshore and for 24 hours per day operations.

A mixture of Hard diveboats and RIBs on hire from soas safety boats have been used for support for maintenance works around the port of Milford Haven throughout the Summer of 2013 and ongoing in 2014. Diving inspectionsand maintenance works, workboats for safety support for scaffolding work and underwater inspection programmes on the Murco oil refinery jetty.

Alex and Pete took Miranda Krestovnikoff ( http://www.mirandak.co.uk ) along the coast to Gateholm to film Snorkelling for the BBC's "The One Show" for a sealife feature for the programme