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M.T. Wilhelmina Maria BM59
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Technical
Official Number: A13431
Yard Number: B489
Completed: 1959
Gross Tonnage: 50
Net Tonnage: 50
Length: 22.25 m
Breadth: 5.97 m
Depth: 2.52 m
Built: Fairmile Construction Co. Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed
Engine: Kelvin T8, 240bhp
Owner: John N. Ward, Fleetwood
History
1959: Built at Berwick upon Tweed by the Fairmile Construction Co. Ltd (yard no. B489) (‘Sputnik’ type) and registered as FAIR ISLE LH259 – owner William Liston Ltd., Newhaven
1968: Owner John N. Ward, Fleetwood
1978: Renamed STRATHGARRY SY88
1980: Owners Donald W. Murray & Angus Macleod, Isle of Lewis
1987: Owners D.C. Rainford & D. Burton, Fleetwood
1994: De-registered
Late 1990’s: conversion started for eventual use by a youth group on Anglesey.
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M.T.Fair Isle LH259
M.T.Fair Isle LH259
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M.T. Strathgarry SY88
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Technical
Net Tonnage: 21
Length: 46 ft
History
1947 – Built at Banff
1968 – Registered as FR298, owner Alexander J. Downie, Fraserburgh
1980 – Registered as TT27, owner Seahawk Fishing Co. (Fleetwood) Ltd., Fleetwood
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mfv Fair Dawn TT27
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Technical
Official Number: 305552
Gross Tonnage: 26
Net Tonnage: 10
Length: 47 feet
Radio Call Sign: MSVU
History
1955: Built Baltimore (Ireland). Registered D117, owner James Cranny, Arklow
1968: Registered B610, owner Colin A. Knapp Leigh-on Sea, Essex
1980: Registered LO247, owner Norman H. Pendlebury, Fleetwood
1987: Owners Norman H. Pendlebury & James I. Cossey, Fleetwood
1990’s: Broken up Fleetwood
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mfv Ros Brighde LO247
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mfv Ros Brighde LO247
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mfv Ros Brighde LO247
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Technical
Yard Number: 60
IMO – 7000633
Gross Tonnage: 116
Net Tonnage: 40
Length: 27.6 m
Radio Call Sign – 2SIJ
History
1969: Built by Visser & Son, Den Helder ( yard no. 60) as HD65 HARMTJE. PIETER for P. Kraak, Den Helder.
1973: Sold to Kramer & Bais, Den Helder. Registered as HD135 PIETER.
1976: Sold to Moro Shipping, Jersey. Registered J535, same name.
1987: Still owned by Moro Shipping.
2007: Broken up.
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M.T. Pieter J535
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Technical
Official Number: 336043
Completed: 1969
Gross Tonnage: 241
Net Tonnage: 82
Length: 121 ft
Breadth: 25 ft
Depth: 11 ft
Built: Richard Dunston, Hessle
Engine: 1350hp Ruston
History
1969: Completed by Richard Dunston, Hessle for Claridge Trawlers Ltd, as St. THOMAS. Registered at Lowestoft (LT8).
1970: Top earner in Lowestoft.
1975: Top earner in Lowestoft.
1986: Sold to Pesca Fisheries Ltd of Milford Haven.
1987: Renamed PESCAFISH II.
1991: Renamed BLENHEIM.
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M.T. St Thomas LT8
M.T. Pescafish II LT8
M.T. Pescafish II LT8
M.T. Pescafish II LT8
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Technical
Official Number: 366978
Gross Tonnage: 90
Net Tonnage: 48
Length: 66 ft
History
1975: Built France.
1980 & 1987: Owner Kirby Fishing Co. Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man.
2005: De-registered and registered as yacht ANDROMEDA.
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M.T. Patricia Campbell PL68
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Technical
Official Number: 168612
Completed: 1959
Gross Tonnage: 36
Net Tonnage: 17
Length: 56 ft
Built: Whitby
Radio Call Sign: MCGH
History
1959: Built Whitby as LYNMAY GY633 for Gull Fishing Co., Grimsby.
1968: Owner H. Mudd (Seiners) Ltd., Grimsby.
1980: Owner Consolidated Fisheries (Seiners) Ltd., Grimsby.
By 1987: Re-named OUR CLARE, owner Reginald Birch, Fleetwood.
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mfv Our Clare GY633
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Part IV Registered
Completed: 1964
Built: Van de Sande shipyard, Breskens
History
1964: Completed by Van de Sande shipyard, Breskens for Abraham Hendrick & Jacob Fenijn, Breskens as DOLFIJN. Registered at Breskens (BR5).
1967: Sold to Arend van Dam, Stellendam. Breskens registry closed. Registered at Stellendam as JAN ERNA (SL5).
1971: Sold to Alan Cregeen, Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. Stellendam registry closed. Registered at Castletown (CT32).
1971: Remeasured 28g 28n.
1973: Sold to D. W. Ellis, Brigg & W. G. Balls, Cleethorpes. Fishing from Bridlington.
1978: Sold to Frank P. Clarkson, Fleetwood.
1981: Sold to Robert I. Greenwood, Fleetwood. Castletown registry closed. Registered at Ballantrae (BA560). Often working out of Ayr.
1981: Re-engined with 290bhp oil engine by Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, Ill.
1.12.1988: The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988 – RSS No. A10507.
1989: Sold to William Cope, Ardglass, Co. Down. Ballantrae registry closed. Registered at Belfast (B560). Scalloping and prawn trawling from Ardglass.
1989: Re-engined with 290bhp oil engine by Scania Group, Södertälje, Sweden.
2003: Decommissioned. Belfast registry closed.
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M.T. Jan Erna BA560
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Details of the Sinking
Date and Location: The OCEAN GAIN sank on Tuesday, March 1, 1988, approximately five miles south of Stack, Holyhead.
Cause: The trawler began taking on water and was in danger of sinking.
Rescue Operation: The Holyhead coastguard was informed of the distress at 12:18 PM. The ferry St. COLUMBA and another fishing vessel, the LUANA, were already nearby and standing by. A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat from Holyhead and a tug, the AVON, were dispatched.
Evacuation: A helicopter took off three crew members, leaving one person onboard who was attempting to reach the harbour.
Sinking: The lifeboat arrived at the same time as the tug. A pump was passed from the tug to the Ocean Gain, but it could not cope with the leak. The last man onboard agreed to abandon the ship after the lifeboat provided him with a lifejacket. The tug released its tow line, and the vessel sank a few minutes later.
Outcome: All crew members were safely rescued.
The wreck of the OCEAN GAIN, a 20-meter trawler, had not been located as of 2013, though divers have searched for it. The sinking was one of several marine incidents reported to the UK Parliament between October 1987 and September 1988.
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mfv Ocean Gain SY82
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mfv Ocean Gain SY82
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mfv Ocean Gain SY82
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