There has been a trickle of boat moves in recent months, with skippers in nor th east England and the Co Down ports at the forefront of transactions.
North Shields Skipper Paul Wenn has bought the 12m prawn trawler Reul na Maidne CY 244 from Whitehaven Skipper Raymond Russell to replace the under-10m trawler Frem.
C Toms and Sons of Polruan built the Reul Na Maidne in 1988 as the Trevas FY 620 for Raymond Toms of Polperro. After being sold to Robert Johnston of Port Seton the 132kW Volvo Penta-engined trawler was renamed Girl Emma LH 405.
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