Mary Denness
(1937-present)

Aged 87

Commemorated on 1 plaque

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

Maritime Museum, Carr Lane, Hull, United Kingdom where they was