South Georgia prepared to help return the trawler 'Viola', an icon of Hull

Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 07:19 UTC

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Steam trawler “Viola” that skirmished with U-boats in the First World War has spent the past 50 years rusting off in South Georgia could finally be making its final voyage home, to Hull, according to a piece from Will Ramsey published in the Hull Daily Mail. Read full article

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Papamoa
Looks like this vessel is in better condition than most argentine navy ships.
Nov 13th, 2014 - 12:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Nice bit of nostalgia for Hull to bring the old boat home, she has been away a long time!
Nov 13th, 2014 - 02:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
With a bit of luck it can catch a few fish in Argentine waters on the way back north.

It isn't as if the argies have anything bigger than a rowing boat for fishery protection 'at the top end'.
Nov 13th, 2014 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Audi Consilium
Will the RG's acknowledge this as a commitment to demilitarising the South Atlantic ?
Nov 13th, 2014 - 07:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pete Bog
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Perhaps the Argy Navy will put a bid in for it-isn't it younger than the Liberturd, or was the latter a demonstration of Argentina's superior ship building technology of the 20th century?

@3Chris R

They won't stop it as they will think its one of theirs-but might get suspicious when it continues to float.

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The UK could always go to the UN and use it to demonstrate disarmament in the South Atlantic.

Maybe that would make Captain Itch smile?
Nov 13th, 2014 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Simon68
This is very interesting, the Viola is one of the fishing boats with the Argentine colours painted on her funnel which “prove” that South Georgia actually belongs to Argentina!!!!!!!!
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