Six Brave Rye Fshermen Killed in Wartime Tragedy
There was only one survivor when the Rye Trawler ‘Margaret’ was blown to pieces by an enemy mine as they fished in the bay they knew so well. Continue reading Trawler Margaret Blows Up – Six Killed
Category: Marine
17 Brave Men
The Story of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat Disaster
The Alice of Riga
In the early hours of the morning of 15 November 1928 a chain of events started that was to lead to the worst Lifeboat disaster in the history of the United Kingdom. Continue reading 17 Brave Men
New Flag Staff at Rye Harbour
New Flagstaff Dedicated at Rye Harbour
Saturday, 6th October, saw the climax of two year’s hard work by craftsmen of Rye Harbour Village, using traditional tools, under the leadership of Mr. Alec Coleman, when Rural Dean, the Rev. J. E. R. Williams, Vicar of Rye Harbour, Continue reading New Flag Staff at Rye Harbour
Tragedy at Camber
Tragedy at Camber Icklesham Farmer Swept Off Yatcht
The Rye Fishing Fleet
Tough Men Doing a Dangerous Job
‘Harry Hotspur’, Silver Fern,‘Rother Lass, Bold Venture’, ‘Kerrigan’ it seems a bit like an accumulator bet for a race meeting – in fact the names are not those of horses but of fishing boats. Continue reading The Rye Fishing Fleet
The Fight for Jeanne de Arc
Desperate Fight to Save the Jeanne de Arc
Rye Trawler Jeanne de Arc filled with water and turned on her side during the night of Sunday 15 January 1970. Continue reading The Fight for Jeanne de Arc
The Sinking of the Emden
Many readers will remember Rye Fisherman, Harry Riddle. He died four years ago.
The following letter written by Harry in the First war was brought in to us by his niece, it describes in remarkable detail the action of H.M.A.S. Sydney against the German Surface Raider the ‘Emden’ and gives some indication of the carnage such an action caused among the crews. Continue reading The Sinking of the Emden
Port of Commerce
PORT COMMERCE
By Nan King
Before the last war, Rye Harbour played a small role as a port used mainly for coast-wise shipping of materials for domestic and industrial purposes. Large quantities of shingle were shipped to the north of England and Scotland, and Continue reading Port of Commerce
Piracy and the Cinque Ports
By Rya
“From the remote past down to the middle of the fourteenth century.” writes Neville Williams. “the line dividing legitimate trade from piracy was blurred, for one and the same individual followed what would later become four different professions—fisherman, trader. pirate and naval officer.” As there were no Continue reading Piracy and the Cinque Ports
Rye Trawler Lands a Penguin
Sea Rescue in Rye Bay
The motor yacht “Penguin” owned by Mr. Wadsworth of London, en-route from Ramsgate to Shoreham, ran into difficulties when a rope fouled its propeller. Continue reading Rye Trawler Lands a Penguin