Aquarious INS222

renamed fertile sank1981 all crew safe

Name AQUARIUS
Number INS 222
Builder Campbelltown, Shipyard, Scotland
Year Built 1974
Engines Caterpillar D346TA 480 HP
Length O/Length 24.38 Meters R/Length 22.53 Meters
Breadth 6.72 Meters
Depth 2.84 Meters
Weight 68 Tons
Owner Cyril Scott, Lossiemouth, Scotland
Yard Number 23
Hull Steel
Stern Type Cruiser
HISTORY
1974 INS 222 AQUARIUS built for Cyril Scott, Lossiemouth Scotland
1981 Sold to Brian Walker Burghead, Scotland and renamed INS 222 FERTILE
1981 Began taking in water and sunk while fishing around 180 miles North East of
Aberdeen on 23-4-1981.All the crew were picked up safely by stand by vessel
GRAMPIAN DEFENDER

good few campbeltown boats ended up at the bottom o the north sea

cracking photo james,was on her when she was lost,not far from the beryl alpha platform steaming out at the time 22nd april 1981.

Never new you were on her when she went doon. Who was the rest off the crew. Do you ken anything about the history of INS 133 Rival
Some say she went to Wick as WK 123 Rival II. Some say that the wick Rival come from Eyemouth some say she was built 1925 some 1935
confused about her history

Crew was Brian Walker(skipper) John Ross,Ian Sutherland,David Ralph(Niven)Donny Young,Grant Cormie,And Philip Mcleod, no john havn,t got any information on her i am afraid.