The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Marela Trawler Lands Mackerel at Looe
Marela Holy Mackerel! Fishing vessel Marela lands mackerel in Looe!
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Overview
The Marela was built in 1980 as a two berth cabin 24ft Tamar 2000 boat and is used primarily as a fishing vessel. It returns to Looe Harbour via the mouth of the Looe River. Looe is and has always been primarily a fishing town, although today its main source of income is from the tourist trade.
It's call sign is FY192.
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