I Went to Jail - but We Only Did It for a Joke! ; Trawlerman Records Tale of How Fishermen's Prank Led to a Charge of Piracy

Grimsby Telegraph › November 23, 2011

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YOU may think of pirates as criminals of the sea, but this Grimsby fisherman, who took over a trawler in 1966 as a joke, wants to clear his name - once and for all.

Alwyn Call, 71 - known as Olly - is the only surviving member of a crew of five who tied up the skipper of Grimsby trawler Loveden 45 years ago as a joke - one which led to them being jailed for piracy.

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I Went to Jail - but We Only Did It for a Joke! ; Trawlerman Records Tale of How Fishermen's Prank Led to a Charge of Piracy

Now, wanting to set the record straight about what happened, Olly's story is being recorded on to two CDs, which will be available to listen to within the next few weeks at G...

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