Historic paddle steamer to be transformed ahead of £1 million project | SWNS TV | SWNS TV

A 65-year-old paddle steamer is to be hauled out of Loch Lomond ahead of a £1 million project to transform the historic vessel into a visitor experience. The Maid of the Loch, originally launched in 1953, will be taken out the water for only the second time in nearly 40 years today (Thur). Built by A. & J. Inglis in Glasgow, the steamer has laid out of service on the banks of Loch Lomond in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire since 1981. The slipping will see the 191-foot-long, 555-ton vessel hauled out of the water by the original winchhouse and onto the Balloch Steam Slipway, a Category A listed building.Welcome to SWNS TV. To licence any of our videos please call 00441179066550 or email pix@swns.com Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. Quirky, heartbreaking, random, shocking, all original content, updated daily. https://swns.com/ https://twitter.com/SWNS https://www.instagram.com/swns/