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| Tuesday, 27 June, 2000, 09:15 GMT 10:15 UK Solway Harvester tragedy in pictures Seven fishermen from south-west Scotland drowned when their trawler, the Solway Harvester, sank in heavy seas off the Isle of Man on Tuesday,11 January. These are pictures of the boat and the area in which its crew lived. ![]() The boat's Saltire is now ravaged by the sea ![]() People view the wreckage at port in Ramsey ![]() Barnacles and weeds mask the vessel's name ![]() The Solway Harvester is finally brought to the surface ![]() The salvage team inspects the wreck ![]() Preparations are made to return to port ![]() The Solway Harvester before the tragedy ![]() Fishermen gather to discuss the tragedy ![]() Boats lie at their moorings in Kirkcudbright ![]() Flowers were laid in tribute to the men ![]() A police officer watches over a sombre Kirkcudbright Harbour ![]() The RNLI on the Isle of Man recover an unopened liferaft ![]() A rainbow in the skies over the Isle of Whithorn ![]() The light of day dawns over the Isle of Whithorn ![]() The industry mourns another tragedy |
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