Phil advised me: “Nobles got here and patched her up afterwards, and we obtained her to Girvan the place they rebuilt her. We did out the cabin and wheelhouse, gave her some TLC, fitted a genny. It was a few frames bust, and
two planks. We came upon then that she was bolted all through – she will need to have been one of many earliest, bolted each two frames or so.”
Heading in to Peel in a northwesterly, round 1999. (Picture: Darren Purves)
In 2006, Zephyr was offered to Scotland, as Phil needed a much bigger vessel. He had already obtained the Genesis PW 400 (he re-registered her as PL 400) as a result of she was extra fashionable. Once I spoke to Phil, Genesis had simply returned to the Isle of Man after being purchased by Billy Caley, and Phil was engineering aboard her, getting her able to fish – although he himself wasn’t fishing any longer.
Zephyr was then bought by William Burke of Oban and re-registered as OB 203. Though the vessel was rigged for scalloping, he began fishing for prawns and, a 12 months later, purchased a much bigger boat. Zephyr returned to Northern Eire underneath the possession of Brian Magill of Kilkeel, re-registered as N 203 and skippered by his son Chris Magill, fishing the Irish Sea for scallops, prawns and queenies.
Zephyr, now owned by the Magills, coming in to Peel. (Picture: Darren Purves)
In 2018, she joined the fleet of Billy Caley in Peel and was re-registered as soon as once more as PL 6. She continues to work from Peel, at the moment skippered by Shaun Norman.
Miller’s launched three boats in 1974: Janbill LH 103, True Vine KY 7 and Ubique KY 28. All three are nonetheless round, though True Vine seems to be stationary in Stornoway. Ubique is at the moment being transformed as Crimson Daybreak KY 28 to affix the ‘Crimson’ fleet alongside Crimson Arrow KY 142, Crimson Sea KY 51 and Crimson Sky PD 352.
Due to Phil Comber, David Morris and Darren Purves.
Heading in to Peel with one other haul of queenies. (Picture: Darren Purves)
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