Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The Sunborn floating hotel was unable to be lowered into the sea to commence its journey into Gibdock in the early hours of this morning. Although the complex operation was due to start at 6:30am, the weather conditions were judged to be less than ideal and the scheduled lowering into the sea from its transportation vessel was postponed until 9:30am.
As the sun came up this morning, Sunborn Gibraltar entered territorial waters after a month-long passage from Sunborn Marine’s shipyard in Malaysia. Weather permitting, ‘float-off ops’ from her transportation vessel will commence 6.30am tomorrow and, aided by tugs, she’ll cruise into Gibdock under her own propulsion ready for minor preparatory works.