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Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Mid-week storm

With fifty knot gusts and plenty of rain sweep across the harbour this morning there's a whole host of visiting boats, mostly scallopers sheltering in Newlyn this morning...


the Morning Star and Sylvia Bowers...


Albion...


Belgian beam trawler Artevelde...


and outside the Cornishman and Billy Rowney the Lass O'Doune...


despite the weather there were slim pickings for the buyers with only a handful of boxes of most species like these line caught mackerel...


while megrims...


ray...


and monk were in short supply...


though there were a good few line caught bass snapped up...


some having to be patient before picking up their fish...


meanwhile, with more weather to come, assistant harbourmaster Jedna was busy telling skipper Will Gillespie where to go...


so that Lionel could supervise the berthing arrangements in order to accommodate...


the arrival of the Enterprise closely followed...


by the Spanish stern trawler...


Udra who, as a flagged vessel,..


is in to make one of her obligatory UK landings...

four big scallopers in the port...


all working 17 dredges a side and drawing well over 4m of water present a logistical challenge to have the boats berthed and landed...


making their way to the gaps, the Enterprise followed by the Udra.