The trawler 'Wakeful KY 261' entering Whitby Harbour in 1966

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This image is a copy of a photographic slide taken in 1966. It features the trawler Wakeful KY 261 entering Whitby Harbour after a fishing trip in the North Sea. At that time there were more than 40 trawlers operating from Whitby. By 1990 that number had been reduced to 5. The Wakeful had a change of activity in 1995 after 35 years of fishing. The boat was originally delivered to George Storr in 1960 from James N. Miller & Sons' shipyard at St. Monance, Kirkcaldy.

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Peter J. Hatcher / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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