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Radio Humberside,01 Sep 2026,17 mins

The only survivor of a Hull trawler disaster

Hidden East Yorkshire

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When the Hull trawler Ross Cleveland sank in a ferocious storm in 1968, it was thought there were no survivors. Against the odds, Harry Eddom endured more than 36 hours in freezing conditions before reaching shore. His remarkable rescue by a teenage Icelandic shepherd forged a lasting link between Hull and Iceland. Produced and edited by Gill Sennett With thanks to: Óttar Sveinsson - Author of Doom in the Deep. Dr Brian W. Lavery - Author of The Headscarf Revolutionaries. Jerry Thompson - Chairman of Hull Fishing Heritage Centre. Bárður Jón Grímsson - former Icelandic fisherman. Alec Gill - photographer (picture credit: Alec Gill). Harry Eddom - sole survivor of the Ross Cleveland.

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