The crew that caught the giant tuna fish. (54 North Maritime Training via SWNS)
A teenager was part of a crew who landed a giant 742-pound (338kg) bluefin tuna in Whitby for the first time in 90 years.
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Trainee Ada Peake, 18, was part of a remarkable piece of history on Sunday after landing the fish in the North Sea for the first time since 1939. (54 North Maritime Training via SWNS)
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