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‘Captain Foley’ LO.33 (later ‘Boston Tristar’ GY.210) leaving Fleetwood 1960s
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‘Captain Foley’ LO.33 (later ‘Boston Tristar’ GY.210) leaving Fleetwood 1960s.

Grimsby Fish Docks

From the original negative. Photo taken at Fleetwood.

The trawlerBoston Tristar’ GY.210 was built asCaptain Foley’ LO.33 (London) in 1960 by John Lewis & Sons Ltd., Aberdeen. She was built for Iago Steam Trawling Ltd., London and fished out of Fleetwood. The whole Iago fleet was sold to Boston Deep Sea Fisheries (Fred Parkes) and, in 1972, ‘Captain Foley’ was renamedBoston Tristar’ and registered as GY.210. She only made a few trips out of Grimsby and was then transferred to Lowestoft.

In 1976Boston Tristar’ GY.210 was bought by Colne Shipping Co. Ltd., Lowestoft and renamedSt. Mark’ and registered as LT.327. In 1980, she was deregistered as a fishing vessel and converted to an oil rig support vessel.

St. Mark’ sank off Cromer, Norfolk in August 1990 following a collision with the anchor-handling tugboat ‘Vikingbank’.