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Crystal Sea

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Crystal Sea

Crystal Sea seen here at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club Marina at Port of Blyth (Northumberland, North East England) on 31st January 2007.

She was built in 1948 at Mylne’s Ardmaleish Isle of Bute as the fishing boat BA104, she was only recently seriously damaged internally after being crushed in January on her berth in Blyth after being hit by a containership in high winds, everything in her engine room got moved! So bad she was declared a total loss and was taken to C.J.Marine on the Tyne to be scrapped in early February 2008.




    andy c
    Feb 07 2009 06:01 PM
    jjust looking at an advert o her for sale from 1998 boats n yachts says built w fifes fairlie 1947 55x18ft gardner 6l3 lying n.e coast 48.000k.

    ringnetman
    Oct 03 2009 01:45 PM
    Andy c you are right she was built as the MAY QUEEN BA104. for Jock Andrew's by McMillan Fairlie Dick Andrew's was skipper when she was new. neeboured the  Seafarer BA?

    ringnetman
    Oct 03 2009 01:55 PM
    George-mc & crechan. try and keep them fellows right. you will remember the ringer's

    george-mc
    Oct 04 2009 11:38 AM
    May Queen was built by Mc Millan Fairlie in 1947 as BA305, Watty Andrews was skipper of her, neighbours
    with his brother Bert in the Pathfinder in the early 60's Dick Andrew's had her before that neighbours
    with the Nobles late 50's.

    ringnetman
    Oct 08 2009 12:15 AM
    George-mc Dick neeboured Ian Armstrong SEAFARER. Armstrong emigrated bert took the Seafarer 2 winters then took the N/again 18 month during this time Dick moved on Mash bert's father took the M/QUEEN Bert and watty bought the Pathfinder Mash took ill Hugh Alexander took the May Queen few yr's then Watty took her. when Bert came out of the Seafarer Andy Tary took her to neebour the ALIPED. Andy neeboured the Erica with the Aliped before he took the Seafarer Andy left Gairloch with the Aliped one night fell asleep ran her ashore on Longa Andy once asked me where are you fellows working I told him round about Gairloch O yes have they managed to get Longa back in the right place yet, Andra liked that bite inside deer island he took some herring out of there, I remember him filling the Numora/ Westering Home one night there.