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Ships and boats

Family Pride Longhope three sail yole "Family Pride" at a regatta around about the 1960s. I think that is Ray Ki...
Danish fishing boats ashore Gales in Kirkwall harbour. Year?
Motor Tanker OLJAREN. Motor tanker OLJAREN. Built Gothenburg 1946 finished 1947. Gt. 8,337. after the grounding she w...
OLJAREN Grounded OLJAREN with the salvage team in attendance. She was refloated by Metal Industries. Pumped full of c...
Refloated. This pic was taken the day she was refloated. She was towed into Longhope Bay where she had temporar...
Gales Norwegian fishing boats struggle to stay along side pier. Date/year?
Tug Keston Knight's tug Keston which used to fill in when the regular Orkney Towage vessels were on refit.Taken...
Pia Anderson built boat. The late Danny Bews at the helm.
Good Samaritans Stromness marina in a northerly gale.
The I think this is a Ringnetter, owned by Eric Mowat, pictured here before the war, and the vessel abo...

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