The Ross Tiger - pine decking has rotted
GRIMSBY'S Ross Tiger is temporaily to close to the public after the summer holidays for what is described by North East Lincolnshire Council as "significant" maintenance work.
The original Borneo Pine decking to the ship, laid in 1956, will be removed in its entirety to prevent the rotting timber from causing damaging corrosion to the sheet steel deck which lies beneath it.
The steel deck will be cleaned and inspected before repainting works take place.
In recent years, a number of condition reports and a conservation management plan have been commissioned with Beckett Rankine Marine Consulting Engineers of London.
These documents have allowed for the museum team to prioritise the most urgent works to the vessel which is moored out the Fishing Heritage Centre.
Works will start next Monday 5 September.
David Ornsby, operations manager at the heritage centre, comments: "The Ross Tiger is a tribute to the thousands of Grimsby fishermen who lost their lives in our most dangerous peacetime occupation, helped feed our nation and brought about a national dish.
"We hope that she will go on telling her story for many years to come."
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