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BBC News
28-03-2025
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Icelandic and British Cod War captains meet for first time
Some of the 43 trawler captains who were on opposite sides in the Cod Wars have met for the first time since the conflict to discuss how to commemorate the the 1950s and 1970s, the UK sparred with Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic, in what became known in the British press as the "Cod Wars".The Icelandic ex-fishermen visited their British counterparts at the Hull Fishing Heritage Centre on Wednesday to learn how to mark the dispute in their native country. Jerry Thompson, chairman of the heritage centre and former fisherman, said: "We had three Cod Wars with Iceland and at the end of the day we are still absolute partners." British trawler fleets had long fished in the waters off Iceland but from the 1950s the Scandinavian country tried to extend its fishing limits from three miles (4.8km) to 200 miles (322km) from its refused to recognise the declaration and continued to fish within the limits, leading to violence between British and Icelandic vessels that became known as the first Cod Thompson, who worked on board the CS Forestor trawler, said during the battle he "used potatoes as weapons" because the fish were too valuable to throw at the Icelandic they had to keep some of the potatoes as they would have "nothing to eat", he Kristjánsson, a former trawler captain, said the Icelandic's realised the British fishermen had "suffered a lot" but they "had to protect their stocks".He said they were "thankful" to be at the Hull Fishing Heritage trawlerman, Ragnar Elison, said the Nordic fishermen could learn a lot from their British counterparts because they wanted to "keep the history alive".Mr Thompson said he "respects" the Icelandic trawlerman and all of them wanted to stay friends. During the meeting on Wednesday, he asked the Icelandic fisherman if he "could have his potatoes back". Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
14-02-2025
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Arctic Corsair move delayed by River Hull dredging issue
Plans to move a historical fishing trawler to a new location have been delayed over a river dredging issue, a council has part of the Hull Maritime project, the Arctic Corsair is due to be moved to a new dry berth at the North End Shipyard. Hull City Council needs to remove 3,500 cubic metres of silt from the River Hull to allow it to install a new 50-tonne dock the council said its application for a dredging licence had been paused by the Maritime Management Organisation (MMO) while it assessed the composition of the dredged material. Gillian Osgerby, the council's interim assistant director of major projects, said: "The MMO has paused the application whilst it assessed the composition of dredged material and has since advised on the necessary disposal arrangements."As a consequence, the council is responding to the MMO's enquiries and requests for additional technical information which will be submitted to the MMO for consideration."These ongoing discussions have led to a delay in the programme which is not of the council's making and will impact the delivery time of the project and add to the cost."We remain committed to resolving this as quickly as possible and will proceed once an approval solution is found." The council, which applied for the licence in October 2023, said it was "working quickly to provide the MMO with the additional technical information required".The regeneration of the shipyard is funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund with the aim of protecting and showcasing Hull's maritime Arctic Corsair is Hull's last sidewinder trawler and was involved in the Cod Wars with Iceland in the also broke a record for landing the most cod and haddock that had been caught in Russia's White Sea in 1973, according to National Historic Ships has been operating as a visitor attraction since relocation of the Arctic Corsair is part of the Hull Maritime funded by Hull City Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project aims to promote and protect Hull's maritime history, architecture and to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
