Hull's existing memorial to lost fishermen could be moved because of the "terrible state" it is in.

Benevolent group The Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes (RAOB) has criticised the site at the Bullnose, on St Andrew's Dock, west Hull.

Chairman Steve Ward said it is creating a health and safety risk to people visiting the memorial plinth and plaque.

He wants Mail readers to suggest possible new locations for the memorial.

The group wants the memorial to be in place in a new location before their annual service to remember lost fishermen, which will be held on July 4.

Mr Ward said: "When we held the tribute to lost seafarers last year, we noticed the terrible state that the place was in.

"We had to clean it up with our own brushes and brooms before the service.

"We feel it now poses a health and safety risk and want to temporarily move it to another site, ideally keeping it on St Andrew's Dock.

"It would be brilliant if people could suggest any ideas they have for a new location."

The RAOB also raised money for the monument on the Boulevard, which was unveiled in 1906.

It is in memory of the trawlermen who lost their lives in the Dogger Bank tragedy of 1904.

As previously reported in the Mail, plans for another memorial to thousands of the city's lost fishermen are gathering pace.

Negotiations are ongoing between fishing heritage group Stand and a landowner on the dock to secure a site for a permanent memorial.

The group recently announced they were looking for an alternative site because of the need for the Bullnose to be cleaned up.

Alex Codd, Hull City Council's city planning manager, said a temporary site for the RAOB memorial would need to conform to planning rules.

"Any potential locations will need to be determined if they are suitable from a planning perspective," he said.