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HAULING HERRING


HAULING HERRING

Back to the serious stuff of memory
The year is 1953: Broch boat Reliance hauling her fleet of drift nets in idyllic weather



    Aye  looks  lik  ees  n'  fer a  good shot. must be jist startit  t'  haul  crew  are  weel   doon  on  on  the  boords. great  picture. ??? ??? ???
    diz at nae bring back guid memories ti yi faither
    She was later sold to Burra and renamed Golden Harvest LK 53.
    This is not the weather for hauling drifts she's allmost on top of them mizzen down speakes volumes. changing sides all night.

    billy summers
    Jan 19 2011 11:36 PM
    i wonder if you could get a crew to do that now,100 net 2/3 times a week ,treat the skipper with respect and no back chat :laugh: ;)
    Don't know how many nets were shot, but during the Whitby season in the late fifties they worked 6 nights a week.