Maritime record LWT 616 - Wreck of a fishing vessel

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Summary

Wreck of a fishing vessel, 1763

Location

Grid reference TM 5415 8997 (point)
Map sheet TM58NW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

FISHING VESSEL, 1763
Status: Casualty

`Yarmouth, March 17...In the hard gale of wind at East on Friday last...

`A fishing boat with five men, was overset by the violence of the wind to the southward of Pakefield, and the people all lost.' (1)

Crew: 5
Crew Lost: 5

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S2> News Paper: 1827. Norwich Mercury. 19-MAR-1763, No.672.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2022 11:28AM

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