The P
rize
Our prize is for an original 9" x 16" b/w photo of Ross Revenge grounded on the Goodwin Sands, mounted in a new 25" x 18" wood frame.
Ross Revenge broke her anchor during a storm in November 1991 and drifted onto the Goodwins, a notorious shipwreck graveyard. Early on the morning of 20 November Dover Coastguards reported tracking an unidentified ship on radar, drifting southwards. Attempts to contact the ship on the emergency channel had been unsuccessful. A helicopter eventually located and identified the vessel as the Ross Revenge, but the helicopter pilot was also unable to make radio contact with the radio ship.
At 3.50 am on 20 November Ross Revenge hit a sandbank and for the first time the skeleton crew aboard the vessel became aware that the ship had drifted about 15 miles from her anchorage. They immediately contacted Dover Coastguard and were informed that the radio ship had grounded on the notorious Goodwin Sands. Ross Revenge is one of the very few vessels to be rescued from the Sands. Shortly after 06.00 her six crew were airlifted to safety by the Rescue 166 Sea King helicopter of 202 Squadron based at RAF Manston in Kent. The operation took less than ten minutes.
The Goodwin Sands is 10-mile long sandbank at the southern end of the North Sea lying 6 miles off the Deal coast in Kent. This photo is stamped on the back 'Copyright of Associated Kent Newspapers'.
The frame has a hook for ring on the back for wall mounting
The Cause
‘Ross Revenge' is in urgent need of dry docking, where surveys and important structural repairs can be carried out. Our prize draws supplement our fundraising appeal to achieve our goal of securing the future of our historic ship for generations to come. The former pirate radio ship 'Ross Revenge' is on the National Historic Ships Register and still regularly broadcasting at sea today. More than 1,400 visitors tour the ship each year from all over the world. The vessel is an important part of both deep sea fishing and broadcasting history. To lose her would be a tragedy.