The Duyfken replica leaves Newcastle, escorted by a vessel from another age

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Updated December 21 2020 - 7:26pm, first published 2:00pm
HISTORY DEPARTING: The "Duyfken" replica sailing out of Newcastle Harbour, passing the Commercial Fishermen's Co-operative, on Monday morning. Picture: Courtesy, Kevin Parsons, the "William the Fourth"
HISTORY DEPARTING: The "Duyfken" replica sailing out of Newcastle Harbour, passing the Commercial Fishermen's Co-operative, on Monday morning. Picture: Courtesy, Kevin Parsons, the "William the Fourth"

LIKE some vision from the past emerging through the drizzle, vessels from two different ages of seafaring cruised along Newcastle Harbour on Monday.

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Scott Bevan is a senior writer for The Newcastle Herald. He has also worked in radio and television and is the author of six books.

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