She lies in isolated decline in South Georgia – but there are multi-million-pound plans to bring Viola, the world’s oldest viable steam trawler, home. Brian W Lavery reports Viola lies rusting, her mighty heart stilled, 8,000 miles from home in…
Part 4 in the series A Trawlerman’s Reminiscences, written by Hull skipper William Oliver in 1953 (Photographs courtesy of Alec Gill) In March 1905, we sailed again in the Cecil Rhodes for Iceland. We had a terrible trip for weather,…
Our ‘Where are they now?’ feature provides brief histories, including build details, of a varied selection of fishing vessels from years gone by. Some of these vessels continue to perform successfully today, under different names to the ones they were…
The following selection of recent photographs illustrate the high levels of activity and diversity characteristic of fishing in Shetland The whitefish trawler Venture goes into a trough of a decaying swell, when returning to fishing grounds on the west side…
The selection of photographs shown on this page has been sent in recently by Fishing News readers. Although the number of photos currently being received is insufficient to generate a Photo of the Month competition, a selection of readers’ photos…
Shetland skipper John William Stewart and the crew of the midwater trawler Antarctic II LK 145 took their 2017 herring quota within three weeks of the vessel completing an extensive six-month vessel upgrade project in Norway, reports David Linkie. Above: The…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Angel Emiel BM 55 LOA: 23.99m Built: Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam Holland 2000 Type: Beam trawler Home port: Brixham We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
Grateful – new 70m midwater trawler arrives at Fraserburgh The new midwater trawler Grateful FR 249 berthed in Fraserburgh harbour for the first time last week, 36 hours after skipper William Whyte and his crew left Skagen, Denmark, at the…
Fraserburgh skipper Davie Milne’s daughter Chloe Anderson and granddaughter Sophia named the new 27.5m whitefish vessel Faithlie FR 220 at Hvide Sande, Denmark on Saturday 14 July, reports David Linkie. Above: Skipper Davie Milne holds his younger granddaughter Belle, as her…
Mevagissey’s annual ‘Tosher’s Race’ around the bay kicked off the south Cornwall village’s annual Feast Week celebrations (25 June), reports Martin Johns. Above: A colourful scene during the Mevagissey Trawler Race as Demelza, Provider and Diligence do battle. The race takes…
