‘East Bank’ GY.379 berthed at Troon 1987.
From an original negative. Photo taken on 11th April 1987.
‘East Bank’ GY.379 was a seine netter built at Doig’s in Grimsby in 1956. Probably sank in the 1990s.
From an original negative. Photo taken on 11th April 1987.
‘East Bank’ GY.379 was a seine netter built at Doig’s in Grimsby in 1956. Probably sank in the 1990s.

“I wrote about this being my grandfather's boat - he was the engineer. It was first registered as INS 11 and is pronounced Pit-gay-vnay not Pit-gav-enny.”
Libby Lamb, 21 October 2026

“My grandfather was the engineer on this drifter when she was fishing out of Lossiemouth and then working as a minesweeper at Scapa Flow from 1915.”
Libby Lamb, 20 October 2026

“Stuart sent me a framed photo of the above photo. He was a dear friend of many years through first knowing his dear wife and lovely son.It is with great saddnessto learn of Stuarts death we emailed regularly ,he was a humble lovely person.I am chronically sick and bedbound ,Stuart's emails were always a pleasure to read and reply to.He was a nan of great integrity and humilityand the world has been better for him being part of itHow lovely ifa BleuePlaque could be erected fir himit is richly deserved.A lovely man who will be n greatly missed”
Cathy James, 19 October 2026

‘East Bank’ GY.379 arriving at Grimsby 1976

‘East Bank’ GY.379 on a slip 1983

‘Well Bank’ GY.329 1987

The building of ‘Well Bank’ GY.329 at Doigs, Grimsby (Photo 1 – on stocks) 1956

The building of ‘Well Bank’ GY.329 at Doigs, Grimsby (Photo 2 – interior) 1956

‘Well Bank’ GY.329 and ‘Anna Margrethe’ GY.442 against the North Wall 1979