# Sula II

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The **"Sula II"**, commonly referred to as "Sula", is an open wooden passenger boat that carried visitors from [North Berwick](/source/North_Berwick) harbour in [East Lothian](/source/East_Lothian), [Scotland](/source/Scotland) around the island bird colonies of [Bass Rock](/source/Bass_Rock), [Fidra](/source/Fidra) and [Craigleith](/source/Craigleith). The vessel was retired in the spring of 2019, and is now in Southampton.

After opening the nearby [Scottish Seabird Centre](/source/Scottish_Seabird_Centre) in 2000, [The Prince of Wales](/source/The_Prince_of_Wales) (Prince Charles) enjoyed a tour around the islands on board Sula II, while famous naturalists including Sir [David Attenborough](/source/David_Attenborough) and [Terry Nutkins](/source/Terry_Nutkins) have boarded the boat. An estimated 8,000 tourists take a trip on Sula each year.

The name "Sula" comes from the Latin *Sula bassanus*, an old name for the [northern gannet](/source/Northern_gannet) - tens of thousands of which inhabit the Bass Rock. The Marr family have owned and operated the boat since 1961.

## External links

- [Sula Boat Trips](http://www.sulaboattrips.co.uk)
- John Richardson's [Bass Rock & Sula photo collection](http://www.pbase.com/rico101/gannets)
- [Scotsman article](http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1433992002) on Bass Rock tourism
- [North Berwick](http://www.worldrover.net/archive/0412Wintr/aNBerwick.htm) general tourist information

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