North Eastern Guardian IV. Image © Paul Armstrong
The first ever fisheries patrol vessel built in Yorkshire for Yorkshire, has been dedicated by the Bishop of Whitby, the Rt Revd Barry Hill.
Last Saturday saw the dedication of North Eastern Guardian IV. Built in Whitby by Parkol Marine Engineering, the new vessel will be used by Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority to support fishing through marine biology and enforcement across the North East. An all-aluminium first of its kind design, the vessel is the first conceived and built in Yorkshire.
Guests, which included the Head of the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and representatives of some of the nine local authorities served by the vessel, heard from the Chair of Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) and Professor Emeritus of Marine Biology about the kind of work the vessel will be engaged in before the customary champagne was smashed against it, and Bishop Barry and Area Dean of Whitby, the Revd Michael Gobbett, led a service of naming and dedication.
Bishop Barry reflected on the events recorded in John chapter 21 of the large haul of fish Jesus enabled following his resurrection and what it might mean for us today.
