Hi all, An interesting obit in the Daily Telegraph for those of us who were glued to our radios at the end of 1951 and early days of 1952 : <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/10236118/Kenneth-Dancy.html> following the death of Kenneth Dancy, mate of the tug Turmoil, which went out to attempt to tow the Flying Enterprise back to Falmouth. Paul

As mentioned previously I tried to provide further information at the time Paul posted his message. Despite several attempts it has not appeared. Nor has it returned as rejected, but I can only presume the original was too long for the Mariners' mailbox! Therefore, I am breaking this down into four sections in the hope it will get through this time! ***** Sad news, indeed, and thanks to Paul for bring this to our attention. I still remember how, as a just 6-year old boy, this event held my attention as 1951 turned into 1952. The daily papers, with enthralling photos, were avidly viewed (no TV back then!). I believe the FLYING ENTERPRISE saga was one of the significant events of my childhood that led, less than ten years later, to me starting to develop what has since become a lifelong interest in observing, photographing and researching merchant ships. Eventually, along came the internet, and in due course I began my TEESSHIPS website - still online but, sadly, much neglected and in need of serious repair (which will happen one day!) Among the detailed features on my site were several pages on the F.E. SAGA. One of my greatest thrills, towards the end of 2005 so far as I can tell, was to exchange several emails with Kenneth Dancy himself. In the interest of preserving matters of maritime history for posterity, I feel it is worth documenting what he told me. His covering note said: Dear Ron, your TEESSHIPS site has drawn my attention and interest for some time, especially the memories of so many people of very tender age at the time that the FLYING ENTERPRISE went down. That that episode has stuck in the memory of so many for so many years! Now I would like to submit my memories of those hectic days and include some details that I think describe the general events and conditions in the shipping world at the time. To be continued .... Ron Mapplebeck (UK) ***** On 11/08/2013 20:06, Paul Benyon wrote: > Hi all, > > An interesting obit in the Daily Telegraph for those of us who were > glued to our radios at the end of 1951 and early days of 1952 : > > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/10236118/Kenneth-Dancy.html> > > following the death of Kenneth Dancy, mate of the tug Turmoil, which > went out to attempt to tow the Flying Enterprise back to Falmouth. > > Paul > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >