It’s not every day that a removals company has to use the services of a landing craft to deliver furniture for a customer, but for the guys at White & Company’s depot in Guernsey it’s all in a day’s work.

The exclusive White House Hotel (no relation) on the tiny island of Herm three miles off the coast of Guernsey appointed White & Co to deliver 4000 cu ft of new furniture from a stockist in the north of England. The only way of shipping goods across to the island is by the Herm Seahorse, a landing craft type vessel that makes two trips a day as the tide allows.

“There’s no lifting tackle available at the port so we had to load everything by hand,” said White & Co’s manager Steve Hammer. The Seahorse can only carry 1,000 cu ft at a time so it took four trips over several days to complete the job.”

No vehicles - other than tractors - are allowed on Herm, so the final leg of the journey from the harbour was completed by one of the island’s local delivery companies using a flatbed trailer.

Picture: The Herm Seahorse prepares to set sail