SOS - Ben My Chree gets tow from Sennen lifeboat.

Ben My Chree on the slip at Newlyn.

 

Newlyn gill netter Ben My Chree suffered a main engine problem while steaming back from the grounds north of the Scillys in the traffic separation zone between the islands and Land's End - not the best place to stop.  Sennen lifeboat was launched and, after securing a line aboard the stricken vessel, made the long tow back to the boat's home port arriving in the early hours of the morning. The Ben My Chree was working nets for ground fish like hake, pollack and ling on the rough ground around 20 miles from the Scillys when she broke down.

In a previous life, Gloria Maris tuna fishing.

Built in St Guenole, Brittany, as the tuna boat Gloria Maris the Ben My Chree was brought to Newlyn in 1979 for the Hicks fishing family.

In recent days, another Ben My Chree has made the headlines - this time in the Isle of Man were a ferry of the same name was hit by a 60mph gust temporarily delaying passengers at the port of Douglas while the boat underwent inspection.