Post by Administrator on Nov 10, 2021 22:14:21 GMT
WIGHTLINK REMEMBERS MERCHANT SEAMEN WHO LOST LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS
Captain Mike Smith will present Wightlink’s wreath at the annual Remembrance Service at the Merchant Navy Memorial in London, to remember the seafarers who lost their lives in two world wars.
The Memorial at Tower Hill commemorates more than 36,000 merchant seamen who died during the First World War and Second World War and have no grave but the sea. Their names are recorded on stone tablets. The Memorial stands in the gardens of the seafarer’s charity Trinity House, within sight of the River Thames.
Captain Smith said:
“Before joining Wightlink, I worked for BP. During the Second World War, 50 of the company’s tankers, half of the entire fleet, were sunk including many in the Atlantic and Arctic convoys. In all, 657 merchant seamen lost their lives. I also worked for P&O which lost 179 ships. When I see the names of the crew who died on the Memorial, I am reminded once again of their bravery in those dark days.”
The Captains of all Wightlink vessels will invite crew and customers to observe the two minutes’ silence to remember those killed in armed conflicts on both Thursday November 11 and Sunday November 14.
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Captain Mike Smith will present Wightlink’s wreath at the annual Remembrance Service at the Merchant Navy Memorial in London, to remember the seafarers who lost their lives in two world wars.
The Memorial at Tower Hill commemorates more than 36,000 merchant seamen who died during the First World War and Second World War and have no grave but the sea. Their names are recorded on stone tablets. The Memorial stands in the gardens of the seafarer’s charity Trinity House, within sight of the River Thames.
Captain Smith said:
“Before joining Wightlink, I worked for BP. During the Second World War, 50 of the company’s tankers, half of the entire fleet, were sunk including many in the Atlantic and Arctic convoys. In all, 657 merchant seamen lost their lives. I also worked for P&O which lost 179 ships. When I see the names of the crew who died on the Memorial, I am reminded once again of their bravery in those dark days.”
The Captains of all Wightlink vessels will invite crew and customers to observe the two minutes’ silence to remember those killed in armed conflicts on both Thursday November 11 and Sunday November 14.
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