A new memorial plaque is to be unveiled on Lowestoft’s South Pier to commemorate the 60^th anniversary of a lost fishing trawler.

Commissioned by Lowestoft Town Council, the plaque will name the nine crew members who lost their lives when the Boston Pionair was lost at sea in February 1965.

The Boston Pionair, under the hand of skipper Brian Moyse, left Lowestoft on 6^th February 1965.  When no word was heard from the crew on 14^th February, a large-scale search operation was conducted in the North Sea before the boat and its nine-strong crew were pronounced lost at sea.

To mark this occasion, the Boston Pionair memorial plaque will be unveiled at 1:30pm on Thursday 6^th February.  All are welcome to attend.

Ahead of the unveiling, all are welcome to go to the United Reformed Church, London Road North from 10am-12noon for refreshments and the chance to see a display, courtesy of Lowestoft Maritime Museum.

This plaque is the latest in a series of similar plaques commissioned by Lowestoft Town Council to remember some of the tragedies encountered throughout Lowestoft’s maritime heritage.  Other commissioned plaques have commemorated the “Guava”, “Reclaim” and everyone who took part in Operation Dynamo.