This morning the former RMS ST HELENA arrived in Gibraltar to take bunkers. You will recall she served the British Overseas Territory of St Helena and Ascension from Capetown and occasionally from the UK. When St Helena's new airport became operational, the vessel became surplus to requirements and was retired earlier this year. In April she was sold to MNG Maritime and renamed MNG TAHITI to serve as a 'vessel based armoury' in the Middle East. After three months, this project appears to have been abandoned and the ship has once again been sold on.
The new buyer has renamed her ST HELENA and she is on her way back to Portland, Dorset. It appears she will then undergo a two year refit to become a private yacht.