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Deep-sea fishing trawlers are never described as glamorous ... That is actually an understatement. The hull was stripped back to bare metal and the interior, infrastructure, decking, and machinery ...
A fishing trawler has welcomed two women onto its crew for the first time. Hannah Jenkinson and Megan Dosdale have joined the Hull-based Kirkella as deckhands after earning their sea certificates ...
Out of the water, the last of Hull’s sidewinder trawlers reveals its hidden lines ... The Arctic Corsair’s stern and propeller have been power washed during restoration work in the dry ...
In the space of less than a month at the start of 1968, 58 fishermen based in the English port of Hull lost their lives in three separate trawler sinkings ... Craven Hull's fishing heritage ...
By 1976, Hull's trawler fleet had lost the battle for fishing rights in the Icelandic Cod Wars and Mr Gill recalls the "sad sight" of hundreds of trawlers dismantled in the scrap yard Ms Baker ...
One of the UK's biggest trawlers has been officially named. The Hull-based Kirkella is 81m (266ft) long and weighs nearly 4,000 tonnes. It has an on-board fish factory, plus a gym and cinema for ...
One of the two remaining Hull-based deep-sea trawlers will retire before the end of the year, as a city MP said the Government had "betrayed" the fishing industry over distant-water quotas in the ...
A preserved fishing boat will ... 1999 from its berth on the River Hull between Drypool and Myton Bridge. Britain's last surviving distant water 'sidewinder' trawler will move to a temporary ...
A fishing trawler swept away more than a year ago by ... who were able to provide the identification number on the hull of the ship. The vessel, which was used for squid fishing, was moored ...
The hull of the fishing trawler lifted out of the water as it sank, catapulting people from the top deck into the black sea below. In the darkness, they grabbed onto whatever they could to stay ...
In the space of less than a month at the start of 1968, 58 fishermen based in the English port of Hull lost their lives in three separate trawler sinkings ... Hull's fishing heritage is remembered ...