Tag Archives: Isle of Wight
Unexpected Drama in Yarmouth as Fishing Boat Seized by Police
In an unexpected turn of events, the quiet harbour of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, was the scene of a dramatic police operation on Tuesday. Armed officers seized a fishing boat, leaving local residents in shock and curiosity. The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday when a group of armed officers boarded the fishing vessel. The operation, carried out with precision and efficiency, saw the boat swiftly taken under control without any reported injuries or casualties. The boat was then towed to a secure location, hinting at a more in-depth investigation to follow. >>click to read<< 21:31
Fire on board fishing boat in the Solent prompts emergency response
A fire aboard a small fishing boat, carrying two men and a 13-year-old boy, led to an urgent call-out for Cowes RNLI lifeboat this morning (Sunday, August 20). The outboard had caught fire when the 18-foot craft was over Gurnard Ledge. Cowes lifeboat, which launched at 9.35am, arrived to find that although the fire had been put out by the crew the boat needed to be towed. The vessel was taken to Trinity Landing, where fire crews went aboard to ensure all was safe. Also on the scene were Needles Coastguards. >click to read< 09:50
“All I am is a fisherman. That’s all I’m guilty of Your Honour.”
On May 31, 2010, the biggest haul of cocaine ever found in UK waters was discovered in 11 holdalls along the shore of the Isle of Wight, worth £53 million. Four fishermen and a local scaffolder who masterminded the operation were charged and found guilty of the offence, and were sentenced to 104 years in prison between them. They have always denied any involvement. Subsequent appeals have been lost but the men continue to protest their innocence. A new book tells the story from the perspective of one of the convicted fishermen, Jamie Green. The book, The Freshwater Five: A Fishing Crew’s Fight For Justice After Being Jailed for 104 Years is Jamie’s story written by Mike Dunn and Nicky Green. >click to read< 21:05
My dad wasn’t the mastermind behind a coke smuggling plot, he was just lobster fishing with pals
Maisie Beere was a child when her father Jonathan was jailed for being one of the so-called lobster-pot drug smugglers, dubbed the Freshwater Five. Ten years on from the bust, she is speaking for the first time,, “I don’t know how we would have got through it if my mum hadn’t been such a pillar of strength since Dad went to jail.” Today we can reveal the incredible story of the Freshwater Five — jailed for a combined 104 years — through the eyes of two of their children. >click to read< 11:36
