RMS St Helena leaves Portland Port, Dorset, for the last time on her way south to Ascension Island and St Helena. From now on she will operate from South Africa, cutting direct links from the UK for the first time. Island residents will now have to fly to Cape Town in order to get home or visit

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UK, RMS St Helena leaves Portland Port, Dorset, for the last time on her way south to Ascension Island and St Helena. From now on she will operate from South Africa, cutting direct links from the UK for the first time. Island residents will now have to fly to Cape Town in order to get home or visit relations. On the ship was 11 Dorper sheep part of a breeding programme to provide a sustainable meat supply for the islanders. PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE

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