On July 20, 1881, 10 fishing boats were caught in a storm while traversing the North Sea. Six of these were sixareens, a multi-compartment vessel widely used since the 1700s. Sixareens were used on a collective type of fishery known as haaf, based on the actual haafs that were land stations where fish were processed and salted for export. The haaf system involved the entire town, as children, women, and older men assisted with the salting and drying process. However, the sixareen type vessel was no longer fit for open…
