Breaking news

As the family firm, W Stevenson & Sons face 37 charges involving the handling of illegal fish at the port, one of their oldest trawlers, PZ196 Trewarveneth enters the final stages of her life in the port - under the breaker's hydraulic grabs.

If you get the chance when visiting the port, there are a number of ceramic tile pictures depicting boats on the sides of buildings owned by the family firm. Here is the Trewarveneth, captured by the artist in her hayday as a sidewinder trawler.The breakers were down to ripping out the fishroom by Saturday.





Lending Clive a hand to fill the bucket, labourer Mac lends a hand.
View from all that remains of the forefoot.
Ripping out the formeost section of the keel.

Mojo Marine's Mac Johns takes a break from labouring to inspect the curious purple discolouration of the oak timbers.

On a misty morning, Z198 Kees Korf first time visit and landing.

No clear sky this morning as the sun rises over the art deco Jubilee pool in Penzance.

The Trewarveneth awaits the breakers.
Z198, Kees Korf is in Newlyn for the first time visit and landing. The crew are from Urk and the vessel is named after a young fisherman who was lost at sea some years ago.

In for the kill

The Trewarventh - framed by the jaws of destruction.
As high water approaches, her fishroom now fills with water.

Two excavators wait for low water before they will begin the breaking process.

Up and over the spring tide

Skipper Sahun Edwards and crew watch another load of boxes on their way to the back of waiting transport aboard the Nova Spero.
St Ives registered Crystal Sea against the quay sporting new anodes.
Astern of the breaking Trewarveneth, Grimmy Mike heads off back to tier after landing
Crabbers, netters and an inshore trawler at the fish market.

The Trewarveneth has now moved to her final berth at the foot of the slip known as the 'canners slip' (after Conrwall Canners that used to be in the building opposite - they canned Pilchards for Shiphams). She will now be broken up with a JCB.

Another misty start

Todays word: ake - a groove worked on the stone of an old fashioned KILLICK, making a holdfast for its LUDRAS - last heard in Mousehole.
Another busy Saturday morning in Newlyn Mission......
Today's visitors include a group from Slowfood Cornwall and their sprogs enjoying a hearty fisherman's breakfast - not quite slowfood yet in the mission though!
Looking across the green algae revealed at low water to the boats landing on Saturday morning.
The Trewar' is now minus her fuel tanks.
Golden Fleece, one of the Falmouth scallop fleet currently woking from Newlyn comes alngside to land.
Yet another direct landing goes to waiting transport.
More ling on the ground than the boats have seen in years, both the Ben My Chree and the Golden Harvest had touched on these fine white fish.
Boxes go back aboard the Ben My Chree.
At the seame time, scallops from the Jacqueline Anne come ashore.
Big skate featured in the Ben My Chree's trip.
Golden Fleece landing gets under way.
Bags of scallops exit the fishroom.
Brittania V makes a late landing.
FalFish are taking plenty of scallops.