Moray Firth fishing disaster Moray Firth fishing disaster The Moray Firth fishing disaster of August 1848 was one of the worst fishing disasters in maritime history on the east coast of Scotland, and was caused by a severe storm that struck the Moray Firth. The event led to widespread improvements to harbours and significant changes to the design of fishing boats over the remainder of the 19th century. Scottish fishing boats of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were generally small sail boats with open hulls that mainly fished close to shore. The shallow design of the boats allowed them to be launched
Scott Firth Scott Firth Scott Firth is a British bass guitar player, guitarist and record producer. He is the current bass player in Public Image Ltd, playing on their 2012 album, "This is PiL". and 2015 album What the World Needs Now... Firth previously played with the Spice Girls on their Return of the Spice Girls Tour, as well as Melanie C, Joan Armatrading, Morcheeba, Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Little Axe, Ruby, Toni Braxton, Elvis Costello, Mari Wilson, Julia Fordham and Sarah Jane Morris. Firth also has his own jazz band, U-sonic, with Miles Bould. Their album "Evolution" earned them a MOBO