Newhaven memorial: Pictures from yesterday's unveiling

A memorial was unveiled to commemorate a fishermen who died off the coast of Newhaven last year

By Frankie Elliott

Published 29th Apr 2022, 11:09 BST

Updated 29th Apr 2022, 13:21 BST

A memorial was unveiled to commemorate a fishermen who died off the coast of Newhaven last year.

Photographer Dan Jessup was at the event, here are the pictures.

A memorial was unveiled to commemorate a fishermen who died off the coast of Newhaven last year.

1. Newhaven memorial: Pictures from yesterday's unveiling

A memorial was unveiled to commemorate a fishermen who died off the coast of Newhaven last year. Photo: Dan Jessup

The Newhaven Fishermen's Memorial was erected following a campaign partly coordinated by the family of Robert Morley, who drowned when his vessel, the Joanna C

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The Newhaven Fishermen's Memorial was erected following a campaign partly coordinated by the family of Robert Morley, who drowned when his vessel, the Joanna C Photo: Dan Jessup

A fellow fisherman aboard the Joanna C, 26-year-old Adam Harper from Brixham, Devon, also lost his life.

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A fellow fisherman aboard the Joanna C, 26-year-old Adam Harper from Brixham, Devon, also lost his life. Photo: Dan Jessup

The other four men who are commemorated with the sculpture are Darren Brown, from Newhaven who fell overboard on Our Sarah Jane in 2016, and Joe Bowen, Andrew Penfold and John Ship who died when the Sylvia Marita sank in 1979.

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The other four men who are commemorated with the sculpture are Darren Brown, from Newhaven who fell overboard on Our Sarah Jane in 2016, and Joe Bowen, Andrew Penfold and John Ship who died when the Sylvia Marita sank in 1979. Photo: Dan Jessup