Originally Islesman and later Boy Cameron II, the 1967 Noble’s build, the Islander BA 316, is a stalwart of the Clyde prawn fleet By Mike Smylie Launched by Alexander Noble and Sons of Girvan as yard number 58, Islesman SY…
Fifty-one years ago this February, the Hull trawler Gaul and her 36 crew were lost without trace, a tragedy that inspired decades of speculation and campaigning. By BRIAN W LAVERY In the years after the Gaul H 243 vanished off…
Seven men were lost on 7 May, 1984 when two vessels foundered in heavy seas off Flamborough By Paul L Arro Forty years ago on 7 May 1984, a double fishing boat tragedy occurred close inshore under the cliffs of…
Launched in 1974 as Janbill LH 103, this Miller’s-built stalwart has worked a long and varied career from ports around Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man By Mike Smylie Janbill was built at Miller’s yard in Sto Monans…
Launched as Sweet Promise A 746 in 1965, this Noble’s-built stalwart, Tern LH 53, has clocked up almost 60 years’ service The 33ft Tern, which today is based at Port Seton, was built in 1965 by Jimmy Noble as Sweet…
Outsiders to Hull’s fishing community in its trawling heyday were often curious about what was nicknamed the ‘fishermen’s uniform’. But what gave rise to their unique style? By Alec Gill During the years after the Second World War, there was…
With just two owners since her launch from Gerrard Brothers of Arbroath, this 1972 build is going strong
Built at the Miller’s yard in St Monans in 1971, Jeniska KY 253 has worked from Fife and Northern Ireland – and is now a fixture of the Campbeltown fleet By Mike Smylie It was a still night after the…
The Seafarer’s Charity hosted a stunning performance on 16 May of 12 Silk Handkerchiefs, a narrated and musical commemoration of the Triple Trawler Tragedy that rocked Hull in 1968. Held on the bank of the river Thames, the event followed…
Ashore for Christmas? For Hull trawlermen, Yuletide trips were often an obligation – and were fraught with added danger. By Alec Gill Christmas was a time of conflict within Hull’s trawling industry. The clash was between love and money. Trawlermen…
