On Tuesday 30 October 2012 His Royal Highness Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh opened Plymouth University’s new Marine Building. The Marine Building is a state of the art marine research facility with 4 separate wave and current tanks designed and installed by Edinburgh Designs Ltd.
The world’s first depressurised wave basin opens.
Marin opens the world’s first wave basin capable of operating in depressurised atmospheric conditions. The facility, which first opened as a depressurised towing tank in the 1960s, has recently had a €17m upgrade to provide it with wavemaking capabilities provided by Edinburgh Designs Ltd.