Ross Revenge Dry Dock Appeal

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𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘: 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗨𝗟𝗟!

Ross Revenge is heading home! The former Grimsby trawler will now be moved to Hull for critical dry-docking and repairs after a weight issue scuppered plans to do the work in Lowestoft
The move to the MMS Shipyard in Hull will be a partnership with a team that specialises in North Sea trawlers
We have been liaising with the shipyard at Lowestoft since last year but they have now decided that, while we can physically get Ross Revenge into their dry dock, the vessel is too heavy for their facility. So, we are reverting to our original plan – Hull here we come!
The journey will take the ship up the River Humber and past its former home of Grimsby, where it served as a fishing trawler in the Ross fleet. Revenge will go past its sister ship Ross Tiger and fellow trawler Arctic Corsair, which worked the same fishing grounds back in the day
We are currently in talks with the MMS shipyard and the owner is very keen to take Ross Revenge. He is a trawler enthusiast and his men have carried out repairs on a number of Grimsby trawlers. He will be visiting the ship in the near future with the MCA inspector, who will be identifying any further actions needed to acquire a certificate of towage so that the ship can be moved
The cost of tugs to tow Ross Revenge to Hull is considerably more, but the dry dock there is huge and we will save a good amount of money without the need to hire inflatable flotation bags and divers to fit them so that the ship could get over the entrance of the Lowestoft dry dock
This has put the ship’s departure timeline back a little and we will be now running visitor trips in May. Meanwhile, our fundraising continues in earnest so that we can get as much essential work done as possible while the ship is out of the water. This is a one-off opportunity
➡️ Can you help us? You can make a donation if you wish or enter our Crowdfunder Prize Draws at rossrevengeofficial.com
Thank you for your incredible support so far. You are very much appreciated. We can’t do this without you 🙏
(Radio Caroline on Facebook)

𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗔 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦: 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗘 🔔

As we enter 2026 the fund to finance urgent repairs to Ross Revenge has reached an incredible half-a-million pounds.
 
This is a lot of money for which we take no credit – it has all been raised by YOU, through donations to our Ross Revenge charity and Crowdfunder, and by purchases from our web shop. Praise must go to our generous supporters and listeners. We are immensely grateful.
 
There is no upper limit to how much we could spend on Ross Revenge and our fundraising continues in earnest as we approach dry docking, which we hope will be in the spring. Simply put, the more money we raise, the more essential work can be done while the ship is out of the water.
We hope to get Ross Revenge into to the SMS Dry Dock at Lowestoft and we must hire a sizeable tugs for the journey. As the ship is too deep to enter dry dock without assistance, we are hiring specialist buoyancy bags and divers to fit them. When inflated the ship should be lifted enough at the stern to get her into the dock.
 
The priorities once in dry dock are sandblasting, repairing and painting the 220 ft hull and structure, servicing the sea chests, replacing the rotting lower wood decks with a hardwearing grid matting system and, if funds allow, replacing the rusting metal fore and aft decks – proudly repainting CARLOINE 648 AM on the aft deck. How much we can do depends on how much we can raise
Everyone involved with Ross Revenge would like to send our gratitude and appreciation to our listeners for your continued support.
 
To find out more about our plans and make a donation if you wish, please head to rossrevengeofficial.com
 
We couldn’t do this without you.
THANK YOU from us all
 
Peter Moore
 
𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 (𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲) 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆