Vita Nova, Roa Island

Vita Nova, Roa Island, originally uploaded by Bay Photographic.

Back to Roa Island this afternoon to shoot the trawler Vita Nova again. She was sideways on to the causeway today, presumably having been moved by a high tide, which gave me a chance to see the lettering on her stern that appeared to spell out 'New Brunswick'. This would go a long way toward explaining why I could find no trace of a British trawler called Vita Nova last time I looked. The nearest I got was a Grimsby boat called Via Nova, but she was 185 feet long anyway, much bigger than this one. If Vita Nova came to the UK from Canada she would possibly have never been registered as a working fishing boat in the UK, but I am still at a loss as to why she arrived here. The rusty colours on her hull and superstructure are being gradually covered with red lead paint, which does nothing for her photographic appeal, but may serve to preserve her a little longer.