Rosehearty.

Ay Willie, it wis Jimmy Smith and his son in law, Bill Simpson, my fathers uncle and cousins  husband that were drowned when the cobble was swamped when entering the harbour in a freshening northerly wind. I think it wis 19 52. My father was in that cobble the previous three years ,but left after a dispute wi his uncle, and got a job in the Pennan cobble wi James Johnstone of Gamrie where he was for the next fourteen years. Im sure the cobble was called Marjory . :-

Think  it  wis  efter 52  Baden.was  sitting  at  the  harbour masters hut  at  tap  o  the  pier,Reward  tried  to  pick them  up  n'  Dick  jumped  in  for  anither  one  Shetland  Teenies  man  was  taken  to  the  steps  wie  a rope  or  a  grapnel  iron  behind  the  coble. We  bid  at the tap  o '  the pier then  in  Dossie sammies  aul  hoose.  Twas a  very sad  day.Billy Simpson  wis  in  my  class  in  school. Never  forget  it  the  men  floated  back  n'  for  in  the  channel  for  a  while   in  the  efterneen.  very  sad.  Aul  Frankie  Gatt  got  his  arm  broken  fin  the  Reward  came  in  contact  wie  the pier.heavy swell  rinnin  inti  harbour.

Your richt enough Willie, it wisna 52, but maybee 53, Ill hae tae ask Birkie or somebody. Its a great photie o the auld yoals onywye.. :-