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Legendary fisherman and seafarer Bill Coleman from Whitstable dies aged 95
The last of Kent’s traditional oyster fishermen has died aged 95. Described as a “legend” by his fellow Whitstable seafarers, Bill Coleman is also credited with saving a rare sailing yawl, built in 1906, which became his working boat. Bill was born in the town in 1929 where, as a boy, he would hunt rabbits and wildfowl, often from a punt he rowed along the shore. It was while working as a shipwright at the Anderson, Rigden and Perkins shipyard, that he came across the yawl Gamecock in 1963 which was due to be broken up. He set about restoring the 43ft craft on a shoestring with any materials he could lay his hands on, including an old lorry tarpaulin, with which he taught himself sailmaking. Then, for four decades, he and his crew, including Andy Kennedy, Alan Grafham and Brian Hadler, went dredging for oysters. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:12
Arrests after ‘significant’ 400kg cocaine seizure
Four men have been arrested after a “significant” drugs haul was seized from a fishing boat off the coast of Kent. Border Force officers said they intercepted the vessel at sea on Sunday morning and discovered 400kg of cocaine. Three men on board, aged 64, 45 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of importing class A drugs and taken into police custody to be questioned by National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators. A fourth man, aged 36, was arrested in Rainham, east London, said the NCA. NCA operations manager Jules Harriman said: “This amount of cocaine will represent a significant loss for the organized crime group that attempted to import it into the UK. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:30
Fisherman pulls boat out of water by crane to fuel it at a BP station!
Chris Attenborough, a seventh-generation fisherman from Whitstable, Kent, says after reclaiming road duty and VAT it is now cheaper to buy normal diesel than using red diesel. He said: ‘It’s cheaper for me to get my boat craned out of the water, cut the mast down, put it on a lorry and bring it to the petrol station and fill it up with white diesel. ‘It is going to put the price of fish up, which people can’t afford to buy already in this country, and it is going to have a major impact on our businesses. >click to read< 09:55
