Conservation works on RRS Discovery get underway

Experts will have access to sections which haven't been seen for a century

The first stages of conservation works on the RRS Discovery have started, with parts of the decks removed to allow specialist repairs to take place.

One-point-four-million pounds of funding has been granted to Dundee Heritage Trust to carry out urgent restoration to save the ship for future generations.

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