It was Rockhampton Star that decided to misbehave while being towed in by the harbour tug Meeching. She 'sniffed' the bottom of the harbour and swung diagonally. Her stern was perilously close to the yacht club and her bows damaged the light cabin at the northern end of the East Pier. A rising tide saw her 'recovered' a little while later. Great set of photos of the event at Newhaven Local & Maritime Museum.

Andy, the Newhaven Sea Cadets came into possesion of a lifeboat from the Gladstone Star in the late 70's early 80's. It was used as a mooring dock for the units various small boats. Any idea how that came about.?

Do you happen to know when reefers first started calling at Newhaven and when this traffic stopped? I am sure they were still calling in 1985, but after that?