Tuesday 28 December 2010
Saturday 25 December 2010
Friday 24 December 2010
Don's end of year trip.
Skipper Don Liddicoat and the boys make the Filadelfia ready for the next trip after landing on the last market day of 2010 - a good one for them!
By the way Don, scallies were lovely!!
Facebook campaign to see Falmouth become the new MOC begins!
Head on over to Facebook and show your support for Falmouth Coastguard Centre - apart from maintaining cover 24/7 Falmouth should now be looking to become the new centre for training and continuing as Southern MOC - the battle starts here!
Last market before Christmas.
Making her first, and last trip, since catching fire at sea, The Trevesssa IV was the last landing on the market.......
along with the Filadelfia with a few dogfish set to go for bait for the crabbing fleet......
skipper Don is all set for the break, with plans to be one of the first boats to land in the New Year......
in the meantime its time to stow the gear......
and get washed down ready to go.........
temperatures are still hovering around freezing even in the far flung corner of West Penwith.......
fish supplies are still arriving from all parts of the country for local distribution......
more icy signs of the low temperature........
with Royden busy clearing away gear from the lorry park.......
at the moment the temperature is probably greater inside the chilled transport!.......
this year's lifeboat shout league goes to the Ivan Ellen........
though it looks like the weather will continue with a calm patch until Boxing Day according to the forecast......
a reminder of the complex issues surrounding conservation and control of the fishing effort shines on......
an alternative to turkey sandwiches to try from the new fish cook book you get for Christmas......
anyone wanting to get in to the industry needs all of these.....
a chance to buy a harbourside property has come up.
Thursday 23 December 2010
Falmouth MP Sarah Newton sees seense and supports full cover operations at Falmouth Coastguard.
Having done what every MP needs to do, and read the consultation document on the reform of the Coastguard Service, Falmouth MP Sarah Newton has called for the operations centre at Falmouth to maintain cover 24/7 and to continue its overseas co-ordination work. After reading the document, MP Sarah discovered that the team who put the report together had not even visited Falmouth!
The centre plays a unique role in the international scene and is often the first point of contact for vessels in distress in the more remote seas around the planet. It has built a reputation that means vessels around the seven seas have come to rely on its expertise and knowledge in the co-ordination of rescues at great distance.
The centre plays a unique role in the international scene and is often the first point of contact for vessels in distress in the more remote seas around the planet. It has built a reputation that means vessels around the seven seas have come to rely on its expertise and knowledge in the co-ordination of rescues at great distance.
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