Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (797) for Kingston Steam Trawling, Hull
A reminder of 'the price of fish'
In the early days of 1968, three Hull trawlers were lost in quick succession
ST.ROMANUS lost radio contact off the Norwegian coast on 11/01/1968
KINGSTON PERIDOT sank in ice and heavy seas off Iceland on 26-27/01/1968
ROSS CLEVELAND was overwhelmed due to icing off Iceland on 04/02/1968
Out of three crews, there was only one survivor