the Eyemouth disaster ("Black Friday")

Wann

14. Okt. 1881

Art

Ereignis

Koordinaten

55.90° N, 2.03° W

Description

the Eyemouth disaster ("Black Friday"): a severe storm strikes the Berwickshire coast; 189 fishermen die.

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, Eyemouth disaster.

the Eyemouth disaster ("Black Friday"): a severe storm strikes the Berwickshire coast; 189 fishermen die

October 1881 weather disaster in Scotland

The Eyemouth disaster was a severe European windstorm that struck the south-eastern coast of Scotland on 14 October 1881. One hundred and eighty-nine fishermen, most of whom were from Eyemouth, were drowned. Many citizens of Eyemouth call the day Black Friday.

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