Eyemouth

Poster Commemorating Eyemouth Fishing Fleet Disaster.

The tragedy claimed the lives of 189 fishermen during a storm on October 14 1881.
The Berwickshire Coast was worst hit. Eyemouth alone lost 129 men, and one third of its fleet. Others were from the nearby villages of Burnmouth (24), Coldingham Shore (St. Abb) (3) and Cove (11). Seven men were also lost from Musselburgh's Fisherrow and 15 from Newhaven.