Vichy of course crossed my mind, particularly since following the April 1944 incident the CHASSERAL's crew were rescued by the German navy, and the wounded vessel was towed into port by German auxiliary ships. Begging the oft-asked question - just how 'neutral' were the Swiss during WWII? :-) Regards Gordon From: <AndyCAdams@aol.com> To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:57 PM Subject: [MAR] Re CHASSERAL >I can remember being told in the 1960's, when I think the Swiss had at >least six ocean going ships, that the officers were almost wholly French. >Back to the profile; 1941 in Vichy France, a ship sails from a Vichy port >with French officers and probably French crew to Lisbon, a hotbed of >espionage for both the Germans and the Allies. Bears some thought. >Rgds >Andy Adams