Article: Fishing boat comes in three months early at historic port

A [Pounds]21.5m trawler, one of the largest ever built on the Yorkshire Coast and marking a renaissance in boatbuilding in Captain Cook's old port of Whitby, has been launched.

The vessel, commissioned by leading fishing family Locker Trawlers from Parkol Marine, will be starting her sea trials early after Parkol surprised its customers by delivering the boat three months ahead of the 12-month schedule.

Called Our Lass II, the trawler will enable the family to cast their nets for prawn and whitefish off the more distant shores of Scotland, Norway, and the Netherlands.

The original Our Lass - which does not have the same hi-tech gadgetry on board - is ...

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