Scottish Maritime Museum Trust begins conservation of oldest Clyde -built vessel still afloat with cryogenic blasting

After smashing the target in a Crowdfunder last Autumn, the Scottish Maritime Museum has started essential conservation work on one of Britain’s most historic vessels, MV Kyles, beginning with state of the art, environmentally-sensitive, dry ice blasting.

With the money raised through the Keep the Kyles Afloat Crowdfunder, the Scottish Maritime Museum was able to commission specialists ECO DRY ICE, which is based in Dumfries and Galloway, and trial the innovative new paint and debris removal technique which is also known as cryogenic blasting.

The exterior of MV Kyles, which is the world’s oldest floating Clyde-built vessel and part of National Historic Ships UK National Historic Fleet, has now been transformed through this economical and environmentally-friendly method.

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