on 14 Aug 2013 Yvonne wrote I was wondering if anyone has heard of a fishing vessel called the "Craigie Lochie" which would have fished in the Berwickshire area/North Shields area in the 1930/40's My aunt who has sadly passed away said that her father, my grandfather John BURGON (born Eyemouth1866) was on this fishing boat. I can't find any reference to it at all. He was also on the Eyemouth Lifeboat from about 1900 - 1912. I think it was called the Frank and William Oates but will check my mountains of paperwork to confirm this. A few years ago I have contacted Poole but they couldn't find any record of him. They said records weren't kept as well as they are today and if they did exist it would only have been to record a heroic deed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sounds like one of these trawlers of Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd, North Shields in the 1930s: CRAIGCOILLEACH (ON 139803) built 1917 Aberdeen - sold 1936 to Aberdeen http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=100452 CRAIGELLACHIE (ON 104520) built 1896 Aberdeen - scrapped 1931 http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=100990 The lifeboat R N L B FRANK & WILLIAM OATES (ON 165426) was built at Cowes in 1937 best wishes DAvid