Glaswegian businessman David O'Neill has signed a deal with the Pakistan Navy to bring HMS Ambuscade, now named PNS Tariq, back to Scotland as a floating museum. The ship, which was used for rescue operations during the Indian Ocean tsunami, will pay tribute to the Clyde shipbuilding industry and serve as a cultural landmark for the Pakistani community in Scotland.
HMS Ambuscade, built in Glasgow in 1975, is set to return to Scotland as a floating museum . The ship, now named PNS Tariq, was used for rescue operations during the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2005. Glaswegian businessman David O'Neill signed a deal with the Pakistan Navy to bring the ship back to Greenock.
He aims to pay tribute to the Clyde shipbuilding industry and provide a cultural landmark for the Pakistani community in Scotland.
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