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Saturday 6 April 2024

Storm Kathleen swells the size of the fleet in Newlyn.


No room at the Inn! The harbour hasn't been this busy since the French fleet of prawn trawlers filled every available berth and more in the '80s and '90s...



back in the day when there were well over 100 of them fishing at any time in the Western Approaches...


today, some of the Filipino crew are busy over-ending nets ahead of this afternoon's predicted heavy showers...


while boats like the new Admiral Gordon  from Plymouth are berthed inside a couple of Brixham boats...


ahead of a trio of big Scottish prawn trawlers, the Andromeda, Daystar and Claire Marie...


Elizabeth and Georgina of Ladram berthed on the end of the Mary Williams pier...


and for more prawners over on the North Pier...


a fresh breeze keeping those bowlines tight.