Welcome to the launch of this new North East Maritime Trust (NEMT) Website.
Regretfully, due to the actions of a keyboard warrior, our old website has been adrift for quite some time, and is now on the rocks.
Unfortunately, cabin fever and no rudder have caused it to lose its way. So much so that even we can’t fix it!
So, please ignore any other website pretending to represent this organisation. It doesn’t.
This new, more progressive site will have much better information and opportunities for you to be involved and hopefully spread the word about our NEMT.
We also have relatively new North East Maritime Trust Facebook and @NEMTnews Twitter and Bluesky pages to give more up to the minute information.
Please stay tuned to this new improved website, which as you can see is still in the process of being put together, so please be patient.
Who we are?
Originally, as a group of like-minded people who were concerned about the inevitable decline of this region’s incredible ship and boat building heritage and innovation, we decided to do something about it.
North East Maritime Trust was first discussed back in 2002 until 2005, when we managed to get our first workshop in Wapping Street, which, thankfully, was agreed with South Tyneside Council. We were first registered with Companies House in September 2005 and gained UK charitable status late 2006.
Ideally located on the riverside at South Shields, we now have two historic boat sheds, including one with a slipway for regular boat maintenance where vessels up to about 45 feet can be accommodated.
NEMT specifically supports regionally important historic working boat restoration, construction, repair and conservation including maintenance, training and sailing for all. In principle we seek to both learn from and inform the public, whenever appropriate, in relation to maritime heritage of the United Kingdom, especially the North East of England
Our aim is to encourage and facilitate the building and restoration, repair, maintenance, conservation and public display of historic working maritime craft, as well as the display of maritime artifacts of all kinds
As can be seen here, NEMT now owns a number of historic vessels and provides ‘at cost’ service facilities, especially for historic vessels. These services can be accessed by our partners and individuals with up to date membership.
Vessels
Royal Diadem ll – now registered as non fishing – BK255 (Newton by the Sea) built in 1947.
This beautiful, now fully restored Northumbrian sailing, fishing Coble which is registered with National Historic Ships (NHS) like most of our vessels.
The Bedford Lifeboat and Carriage
Built by Lancelot B Lambert
South Shields
1886
Registered as part of The National Historic Fleet.
Completely restored by members of North East Maritime Trust.
Viking 1908
NEMT has taken ownership of this ex -Hartlepool Pilot sailing and pulling boat called ‘Viking’ from
Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society (BSCPS). This potentially wonderful historic c1908 vessel is a double ender or ‘mule’, measuring just twenty two feet LOA.
After restoration, she will sail again. Not quite a coble but a fast,
light and very manoeuvrable workhorse (or mule).