1881 Fishing Disaster Memorial by Jill Watson, St Abbs. On October 14th 1881 Scotland suffered her worst fishing disaster during a great storm when the Berwickshire ports lost 189 men, many within sig

1881 Fishing Disaster Memorial by Jill Watson, St Abbs. On October 14th 1881 Scotland suffered her worst fishing disaster during a great storm when the Berwickshire ports lost 189 men, many within sight of their loved ones leaving behind 107 widows and 351 fatherless children.