What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Mary Denness b. 1937 Hull trawler safety campaigner. Founder/leader of the Hessle Road Women's Committee formed after the 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster in which 58 men perished. The women's swift action forced new shipping laws - saving countless future lives
Mary Denness, born in 1937 in Hull, was a pivotal trawler safety campaigner who founded the Hessle Road Women's Committee after the devastating 1968 Triple Trawler Disaster. Her leadership led to significant shipping law reforms that greatly improved maritime safety and saved numerous lives.
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