Sea Fishing Disasters

Christopher Middleton

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Pen and Sword
01 October 2025

Maritime history

The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster saw almost two hundred men lose their lives when their small, wooden fishing boats were caught in near-hurricane force winds off the coast of Scotland in 1881. The Japanese fishing training vessel the Ehime Maru was quietly making its way across the Pacific Ocean when it was struck from beneath by a US Navy nuclear submarine and sank within minutes. The British trawler Gaul, newly constructed and specifically designed to handle harsh conditions and stormy seas, was lost with all hands in 1974 without managing to issue a distress call. The cause of its sinking would remain a mystery for over two decades. These are three of the twelve disasters this book covers in gripping detail. The key events which led to each disaster are analysed, along with the impact that the disaster had on the fishing industry and local communities, and the changes in laws and legislation which were put in place to prevent such tragedies from happening again. Several different types of fishing disasters are examined with incidents involving trawlers, dredgers, shellfish pickers, seal hunters and recreational anglers all being covered. This book reveals exactly why commercial fishing is the world's most dangerous peacetime occupation.

AUTHOR: Christopher Middleton was born in the coastal town of South Shields in North East England. He has worked in the sea angling trade and founded the website British Sea Fishing in 2012, which he still runs today. He has written several books on sea angling and sea fish species.

16 b/w illustrations

By: Christopher Middleton
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781036125011
ISBN 10: 1036125017
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Christopher Middleton was born in the coastal town of South Shields in North East England. He has worked in the sea angling trade and founded the website British Sea Fishing in 2012, which he still runs today. He has written several books on sea angling and sea fish species.

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Sea Fishing Disasters

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