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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rod Minchin

Vigilance of Brixham returns to port with ashes of skipper

Colin Mawbey at the helm of Vigilance of Brixham (Trevor Taylor/PA) -

A classic sailing trawler has returned to Brixham for the first time since a million pound refit, carrying the ashes of a former skipper.

Colin Mawbey, who was also chairman of trustees, sailed the Vigilance BM76 to Plymouth for major repairs in 2022 and hoped to be at the helm when it returned to Brixham.

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