Lowestoft, Suffolk, England: coil of rope aboard Mincarlo
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England: Mincarlo is the last surviving sidewinder fishing trawler of the Lowestoft fishing fleet. She is also the last surviving fishing vessel built in Lowestoft, with an engine made in the town. The Mincarlo was built in the Brooke Marine yards in the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.[2] in 1961. She was one of three sister ships built for Podd Ltd. The other two ships were named by the Podd family after small islands which make up part of the Isles of Scilly off the Cornish coast. Each of the vessels cost £75,600. Mincarlo was part of the 50 to 60 strong fishing fleet out of the Suffolk seaport of Lowestoft. During her 13 years her catches put her in the top half dozen trawlers of the fleet. In 1989 after a career which had spanned 28 years, she was laid-up, back where she began life, at the yard of Brooke’s. After her working life had finished she was sold by Putford Enterprise to the Lydia Eva Trust who paid a nominal £1 to Putford. After a period of restoration and refurbishment the Mincarlo was opened to the public in 1998. The Mincarlo is on display at Lowestoft Yacht Harbour and is sometimes moved to the Heritage Quay at Great Yarmouth. Admission is free
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Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Photo credit: © Alun John / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: bollard, coil, rope, trawler
