Rye

Reference No:
C DPF/9/306
Dates:
11 Jan 1892
Description:

Ship No. 65247 Name. Rye Letter & No. H709 Owner. John Munby Skipper. R J Huntington / John Kennedy 2nd Hand. J Ridsdill 3rd Hand. Luke Gill 4th Hand. G Spenceley

Record of Death or Injury. Sea 11 December 1891. W Level 2nd hand. Ill, sent home by cutter.

Record of Casualty.

14 October 1891 North Sea. Lost our fishing gear & 110 fathom of warp. Gale from the SW & heavy sea.

26th November 1891. Toiler took our bowsprit away.

Memoranda by Skipper.

About 4pm on Saturday the 17th October we sighted a fishing vessel flying signals of distress, we bore down to her & found her to be the smack Romeo of Hull H1235 with mainmast gone & all her sails blown away we took her in tow & procceeded with her to Hull. Which port was safely reached on Tuesday the 20th about 8pm.

Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
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Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Fishing Vessel Crew Agreements Yearly Returns