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Slime ae and pd punishshment
WHAT a fine summer it has for themselves,” said Lt Andrew within Spanish fishing limits and are few and far between,” said
● HMS Clyde – with her extended fl ightdeck – and Severn meet in
been.
Ainsley, Executive Officer of HMS Dutch waters. Lt Cdr Jonathan Lett, Mersey’s
the south coast exercise areas
No, not the weather. That was
Severn. Of course it’s not just fish Commanding Officer, “as the
rotten.
A routine patrol by his ship that keep these patrol ships busy Scottish Fishery Protection
No we’re talking penalties.
back in May netted a detention around British waters – even those Agency conducts fishery patrols
Punishments. Fines. More than
that resulted in fines of almost territorial ones around the far of Scottish waters.
£100,000 worth to be precise – all
£21,000 after a Severn boarding distant Falkland Islands. “But this was no holiday for
imposed on errant fishermen.
team arrived under cover of Winding up her Falkland Islands Mersey – on arrival in Faslane
Indeed, all imposed on errant
darkness alongside a Belgian patrol duties, HMS Dumbarton she was under the watchful
fishermen thanks to the efforts of
beam trawler. Castle – now preparing for her eyes of the staff of Flag Officer
the Fishery Protection Squadron.
In the ensuing inspection the long journey back to Blighty – Sea Training who put the crew
Since the start of April this year,
fishing nets were found lined with fittingly took part in the islands’ through a rigorous package of
the five ships have notched up 570
‘blinders’ – these reduce the size 25th anniversary commemoration training, including everything
inspections, the detection of 80
of the mesh in the net, catching events. from fires, floods and collisions,
offences and the detention of ten juvenile and undersized fish.
“She has also been able to visit to attacks, riots, armed boardings
fishing vessels – prompting those In the bowels of the trawler
many of the outlying islands that and salvage.”
trips to court. was found a freezer packed with
were fought over in the 1982 war,” A visit to Glasgow, berthed
The Marine Fisheries Agency is 4,000 sole, all beneath the legal
said Commanding Officer Lt Cdr near the Glasgow Science Centre,
rightly chuffed with the squadron’s fishing size, and the logbook failed
Ian Lynn, “many of which have proved a big draw, but the
fishbusting (Is that a word? – Ed) to record fully the numbers of
memorials, cairns or crosses to the highlight for her year was a visit
efforts, signing an agreement with skates, rays and plaice held within
men that died there. to Liverpool and her affiliated
the RN to continue its fishery the hull.
“It is to these that the ship’s borough of Sefton.
protection patrols until 2011. Sister ship HMS Mersey has
company will often go ashore and Sailors from the patrol ship
“The work is not particularly been proving the joint nature of
maintain, always aided by the headed into the city’s Waterloo
glamorous, with some inspections modern fishery protection, working
prospect of ‘tea and stickies’ from district to spruce up a local park,
taking in excess of ten hours, with the Netherland’s Coastguard
the islanders.” clearing out a neglected waterfall,
in cramped fishing vessels and Vessel Barend Beisheuvel, and
Many of the sailors from the stream and pond.
high seas – but the results speak checking out British fishing boats
‘Last Castle’ have chosen to HMS Tyne too made a journey
extend their time on board for up her namesake river in July,
an extra six months to take part berthing in Newcastle for the
in the final chapter of her worthy Mouth of the River festival. ● Dynamic duo... HM Ships Severn and Tyne patrol as a pair
career and see her through her Ten members of the ship’s
decommissioning. company paraded through the
From the oldest to the youngest... streets in the Tynemouth Gala
HMS Clyde – the Navy’s newest Procession.
commissioned warship – is ready This followed on from the ship’s
CHRISTMAS
to take up Dumbarton Castle’s enjoyable visit to Jersey earlier
duty patrolling the waters around this year to mark the anniversary CARD APPEAL
the Falklands. of the island’s liberation from
In a few short months Clyde German occupation in World
has been accepted for service in War 2 – particularly successful Every year the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society pays
the Fleet, taken on intensive sea as the ship’s then CO (he’s now over £1m in grants to the dependants
training in Scotland, visited her taken charge of HMS Clyde) Lt
of those lost at sea, as well as
affiliated port of Inverclyde and Cdr Paul Pitcher is a Jerseyman
sick, disabled and retired
run through a month of tough himself.
aviation training – she is the only “The Fishery Protection
seafarers struggling to
River-class to have a flight deck Squadron continues to go from
make ends meet.
and can operate anything up to a strength to strength, and as the
Merlin helicopter. Navy’s oldest squadron continues
“The ship’s company are to provide internationally
looking forward to her Falklands’ renowned and respected
arrival, as most have been on board fisheries enforcement,” said Cdr
since she was bare metal and are Darren Cartwright, Squadron
extremely proud of the progress Commander.
● Severn fi ngers... Sea fi sheries offi cers from HMS Severn discover
an illegal net; reducing the size of the mesh in the net prevents
she has made,” her Operations “From Nelson to the present
Help Us To
juvenile and undersized fi sh escaping
Officer Lt Gavin Lowe said. day and beyond, the ships of the
Closer to home HMS Mersey Fishery Protection Squadron have
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● The Last Castle – HMS Dumbarton Castle basks in the sunset in San Carlos Water
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