Deadliest catch

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Originally Posted by John Arton

Hi
Back again, forgot to mention in my previous post on this subject that there is a really good series on Sky Documenteries that follow the lives of the Aberdeen Trawlermen called, strangely enough, TRAWLERMEN. Well worth a watch
rgds
JA

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On our TV we have a show about the snow crab fishermen in the Bearing sea.
Tough work in big seas.
Also BIG money.
Den.

We were discussing this yesterday & one old deck sea dog said he vividly remembers he had heard over the RT on the bridge of his ship a Scottish trawler being slowly turned over due to the weight of same off Iceland. He says the voice of the captain throughout was so calm it still haunts him, particularly when he requested listeners "to say good bye to their families" then silence. It was in the mid 60's I believe.

Hi Leratty
I remember that Trawler getting caught in the black ice, their families where listening in on the radios at home, would have been a terrible time.
Cheers DesAttachment 10523

Under no illusion,s of the work Trawlermen have put in and still do. But after listening to 2 of my Father,s brother,s tales both Merchant Seaman, Both torpedoed one went down on the ship Stan Mayes has a page on the SS VIKING STAR, After sailing from Freetown with no assistance at the mercy of the sea never to return home, The other, Was torpedoed on an oil tanker he lived into his 90s harrowing tales indeed. If i was to list the tonnage of Merchant vessel,s on this post that seaman met there sad end i would be here all day, And just one point during he 2 war,s yes trawlermen were vital to the convoy,s and thank the lord fisherman were brave enough to take on the task. But they wern,t run by big companies and not all fishermen out of Aberdeen are working for big companies. This isn,t a tit for tat post, Its my personall view on what the thread is called {THE DEADLIEST CATCH} Regards all Terry.;)