German journeymen help haul 130kg of waste from Ullapool seas
ULLAPOOL locals have managed to haul out 130kg of waste from the sea, including a “massive net”, with help from a couple of German journeymen.
After flashing on their radar for many years, the Ullapool Sea Savers said they were “absolutely delighted” to finally haul in a massive net from the sea.
“We’ve unsuccessfully tried taking a few teams out to lift the net, as it is degrading badly and we frequently see cows chewing it,” the Sea Savers explained. “But we finally found the right people for the job: German Journeymen. If you don’t know about these guys, they are incredible people.”
A journeyman is a person under 30, unmarried, childless and with no debts, who has completed formal training in a trade such as roofing, plumbing, joinery or a similar field. They set off from the family home for at least three years and a day, and during this period they are not to venture within a 50km radius of their native town.
The journeyman receives no form of regular salary, but is instead allowed to accept pay-outs for work performed. They are not to spend any money on room and board, but instead receive it as a form of payment for services. The purpose of the journeyman’s time on the road is to gain experience in their trade and in the world.
Ullapool Sea Savers continued: “Having chopped up the net and got it aboard, along with a collection of other waste, we took the journeymen to their next stop on Scoraig before returning the net to Ullapool Harbour.
“Once there, we bagged it up, hoisted it out of the boat using the Ullapool Harbour Trust (UHT) crane, weighed it on the harbour’s weighbridge, and finally deposited it at the UHT/Fishing for Litter skip.
“A total of 130kg brought in, and safely disposed of at last. Very, very satisfying work!
“As always, we’d like to send a massive thank you to everyone that supports us and especially to UHT who really go above and beyond in helping us at every stage with challenges like this.”
