Wick

  • Memorial in Wick commemorates lost searfarers 

    Memorial in Wick commemorates lost searfarers 

    9th June 2023

    A new memorial to lost Highland seafarers has been unveiled in Wick. The Seafarers Memorial, designed by Scottish sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot, commemorates those lost to the sea from WK-registered vessels. The memorial, which stands 5m tall, depicts a figure…

  • Swan to revisit historic herring ports

    Swan to revisit historic herring ports

    22nd May 2023

    Shetland’s restored Fifie Swan is set to retrace her past by visiting five ports significant to the historic and present-day herring industries as part of a 10-night trip from 8 to 18 June. As part of the tour, ‘On the…

  • End of an era for Caithness seiner (Photo: Ryan Cordiner)

    End of an era for Caithness seiner (Photo: Ryan Cordiner)

    5th December 2019

    Skipper David Fraser and the crew of the Wick fly-shooter Opportune WK 171 took their last seine-net shot last month, signalling the end of an era spanning 40 years, reports David Linkie. Having mainly landed into the Caithness harbours of…

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