MV Mair is a tug operating out of Barry Docks in the Bristol Channel. Her overall length is 24 meters and her width is 6 meters.
MV Mair is suitable for buoy and beacon maintenance work in estuaries, harbours and at sea.
MV Mair is mostly utilised for emergency response cover, buoy and beacon casualty work and regular buoy maintenance and replacement. She assists the Trinity House project department with beacon rebuilds and refurbishment, regular hydrographic surveys and towing Lightships and Light floats. Contract work customers include Welsh water, Wessex Water, South West Water, CEFAS and local ports.
Hydrographic surveys are carried out using Hypac survey package, with Lowrance sidescan for wreck detection.
Mair can lift 3 tonne at the side of the vessel and has been recently fitted with an 8 tonnes tugger winch for recovering moorings and sinkers over the bow.
History and ownership
Mair was built in 1974 and bought from the Admiralty in 2002, coming into service with Trinity House in August that year.
GJ Binding & Sons Ltd, the owners have worked for Trinity House for 70 years, the present owner taking over from his father.
The crew have between them over 50 years experience working for Trinity House, not including the owners 40+ years, and one of the Masters 25 years.
MV Mair towing a lightfloat
Buoy work aboard MV Mair
MV Mair in Gloucester harbour
MV Mair in Milford Haven