Today marks 23 years since Solway Harvester tragedy

Wed, 11 Jan 2023

Today marks 23 years since the Solway Harvester tragedy.

Seven Scottish fishermen died when their boat sank in Manx waters.

The crew, including three members of the same family, lost their lives when their scallop dredger from Kirkcudbright sank in heavy storms on 11th January 2000, 11 miles south-east of the Island.

The bodies of all seven Galloway men were found inside the sunken wreck.

The seven men were: skipper Andrew Mills (known as Craig), 29; his brother Robin Mills, 33; their cousin David Mills, 17; Martin Milligan, 26; John Murphy, 22; David Lyons, 18; and Wesley Jolly, 17.