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Tributes to “Godfather” of Wexford Maritime History, Fisherman John Power
Tributes have been made to Wexford fisherman, writer, researcher, maritime historian and community activist John Power, who died last month aged 90. The Sunday Independent reports that the RNLI’s Kilmore Quay lifeboat station has described his knowledge of maritime history as “encyclopedic”. The station where he had a long involvement also said that Power’s extensive collection of photographs was “unique”, and his “passion for his subject” was “unwavering”. Power, who was born in Wexford’s Kilmore Quay on August 29th,1933, trained as a mechanic but took up commercial fishing from Dunmore East with his father, Tom, and brothers, Tommy and Paddy. He married Trish Bates in 1963 and the couple reared six children, several of whom would follow their father into fishing. Power, who fished from 1958 to 1995, owned a number of boats including the Pride of Kilmichael, the Guillemot, the Girl Ann and the Glendalough. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:04
Inquest recalls fishing disaster – Wexford fishermen’s trawler sank “extremely quickly”
Two fishermen drowned after their trawler capsized and sank “extremely quickly” while they were hauling scallops on board in January of last year, an inquest has heard. Verdicts of accidental death as a result of drowning have been returned in relation to the deaths of William Whelan (41) and Joe Sinnott (65) whose trawler, the Alize, sank while returning to the south Wexford coast on 4 January 2020. The two men had been fishing for scallops since the previous morning, an inquest in Wexford heard today. >click to read< – Inquest recalls fishing disaster which claimed two lives off the Wexford coast – Just a few weeks from the second anniversary of the fishing disaster which claimed their lives, the families of Wexford men Joseph ‘Joe’ Sinnott (65) of Seaview, Kilmore, and William ‘Willie’ Whelan (41) of Gurteens, Saltmills, arrived at Wexford Courthouse today (Friday) for the finalisation of the inquests into the fishermen’s deaths. >click to read< 10:04
