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Report
from the Buchan Observer August 1989
An
82 year old Lewis man relived his fishing days last
week when he went out for a trip on the Peterhead –
registered Accord.
Donald Dodalan Smith was in Peterhead visiting the skipper
of the Accord, Mr Jim Duthie, and asked if he could
possibly go out for a trip on the vessel. Mr Smith,
who went to sea with Mr Duthie’s father on the
first Accord, was delighted when Mr Duthie agreed to
take him out – weather permitting of course.
Mr
Duthie said, “In the old days he went to sea with
my father and he did this every year, coming down from
Lewis for the fishing season. It was just basically
a trip down memory lane for him. If for any reason we
are in Stornoway, with the weather etc. then we go and
visit Donald and he decided to come down and visit us
for a couple of days this year. Through his work association
with the town and fishing, he knows as many people in
Peterhead as he does in Stornoway.
“He was out last night and he was in heaven. I
think he would go back to fishing in a second if he
got the chance.”
Mr Smith managed to get another trip on the vessel on
Tuesday night when the Accord left port at around 6pm
and headed for the herring grounds and, by the look
of the picture, he certainly had a great time.”
Shortly
after this trip on the Accord Jim Duthie collapsed and
died onboard his fishing boat. He was just 54 years
old. Donald Smith travelled to the mainland to attend
his funeral. Donald Smith died in 1998 aged 91.
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