Dozens of adventurous employees and Royal Navy personnel based at Babcock Rosyth have braved Goliath for charity.
They have abseiled more than 300ft from the top of the Goliath crane used to assemble the two flagship aircraft carriers, to raise money for two charities.
The Royal Navy organised the vertical drop with all funds raised to be divided evenly between CHAS and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity.
Sixty Babcock employees, Aircraft Carrier Alliance employees and Royal Navy personnel braved the vertigo-inducing drop, with Babcock’s managing director of energy and marine and the Rosyth site, Sean Donaldson, among them.
Sean said it was great to see so many people plucking up the courage to face their fears in the name of charity.
“Employees across the site worked together to make the event a success, raising almost £7,000 – and counting – for two very worthy charities.”
Simon Lister, Managing Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, also completed the abseil, as well as a number of members of the Royal Navy, many of whom are part of HMS Prince of Wales’ ship’s company.
Among them was Able Rate, Victoria Marley, who added: “I was terrified at first, but the team reassured me and I knew that if I didn’t do it, I would regret it.
“It’s not every day that you get the chance to abseil from the Goliath Crane – it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
The abseil was run by the Royal Marines’ Corps Colonels Department (Commando Training Centre Royal Marines) – the same team that organised Prince Andrew’s abseil from the Shard, Europe’s tallest building – in 2012.
Sponsorship can be given at https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/Thegoliathcraneabseil.
