Twenty ships will gather on the River Mersey tomorrow or a special maritime tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
At 2pm tomorrow (Wednesday), all working vessels on the river will gather in front of the Three Graces (Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building). The formation will include pilot launch boats, RNLI Lifeboats, river tugs, Mersey Ferries and the Disney Magic cruise liner. They will all blow their whistles in tribute to the Queen who died last week.
River tugs will perform Fleur De Lis - spraying water from their fire cannons. Vessels currently within Liverpool and Wirral dock systems, including at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, will also sound their whistles in unison, showing solidarity with the maritime salute.
