50 years and counting: Lynn Marie
25th August 2023
Having clocked up almost half a century of service – under just three owners – this Isle of Man stalwart stands as a prime example of Herd & Mackenzie workmanship
Darren Purves
50 years and counting: Coral Strand II
24th March 2023
Mike Smylie traces the long fishing career of a well-known Manx scalloper… In 1940, during the upheaval of the Second World War, the firm of John Watt & Sons was founded. It proceeded to build lifeboats and motor boats in…
50 years and counting: Jann Denise FR 80
1st September 2022
Mike Smylie begins a new series on vessels in the UK fleet that were launched over half a century ago – and are still going strong Jann Denise working off Peel in 2021. A couple of years ago, when I…
The Isle of Man king scallop fishery in focus – P1
12th December 2016
Within a few hours of the seasonal Isle of Man king scallop season opening at the beginning of last month, almost inevitably weather conditions in the middle of the Irish Sea deteriorated to provide challenging conditions for crews. The traditional…
