<p>In the harsh Arctic seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull’s fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. Lilian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, wrote a petition, and stormed into action. With her army of fishwives she took her battle to the docks and led a raid on Parliament. They changed the shipping laws. Lillian Bilocca became an international celebrity. The lone survivor of the tragedies made headlines too. In a tight fishing community, it’s dangerous to stand out.</p>

The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster

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Lavery, Brian W.

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The Luckiest Thirteen: A True Story of a Battle for Survival in the North Atlantic

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The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster

The Luckiest Thirteen: A True Story of a Battle for Survival in the North Atlantic