Captain killed in collision.

[yankee tango]

Unfortunatly i was there.

[Captain Kong]

By gum YT, you woke up angry today. Calm down,
it is a memorial to fellow seafarers is all. and a little interest into what happened to the men and the ship.
I was first told he was in his cabin when the bow of the other ship came through and killed him there.
So to get the full story I put it on here to gain information, Not Abuse.
I have been involved several times with Death at sea in my 45 years of Seafaring so I reserve the right to discuss these subjects.
I placed the photo of the grave on here because it showed him as Captain.
Brian.

[gray_marian]

#39, Perhaps YT you may care to enlighten the rest of us as to the crew who did not survive as we have no knowledge of them or their loved ones left behind. A more genial tone would be appreciated also as OUR Captain is held in high regard along with the other members here.

[Captain Kong]

YT, if we had the True story of the collision and the names of the Lost Seafarers and the rest of the Crew we could do a memorial similar to what we are trying to do on the POOL FISHER.
Being abusive and with a lack of information does not help. We Seafarers are sympathetic to death at sea as it is something most of us have had to deal with, I have had to write to the nearest and dearest of dead seamen, also been to meet them at home , a sad thing to do, so I do understand.
Cheers
Brian

[Ivan Cloherty]

Unfortunatly i was there.

Whilst we sympathise with your experience, it is not necessary to berate a fellow seafarer who has no first hand experience of what happened in this particular instance, as you say you were there perhaps you could enlighten us to what in your opinion actually happened, were you on the said vessel, or a rescue vessel or the vessel which collided with the ill fated vessel, if we have the facts as you see them then perhaps we can better understand your apparent bitterness.

To take photographs of headstones of fellow seafarers whether recent or not has no morbid reason but just a record of where our people lay. As seasoned seafarers and aged human beings we are well aware that many of our brethren have no marked grave, but that is the nature of our calling and is what we expected in the course of our career, some of us were lucky, we survived collisions and fires, others were not so lucky and I don't think any of us need lessons in humilty, respect or feelings for others tragic circumstances. There was absolutely no need for your inexcusable rant.

[Captain Kong]

I find in quite disturbing that you take photos of a dead mans grave, YT

I am just reading a copy of the "Vindi News" and on the back page are Four Photos of Dead British Seamen`s grave stones. they were killed on the `Logician`, in Souda Bay, in Crete. including a 16 year old lad.
No one has complained that it is disturbing. Sad yes . But that happens in a Seafaring job. I have posted a photo of the grave of a very good ship mate I was with when he got drowned in South Africa, No one complained, it is just informative even tho` it is a sad event..
Brian

[Bill Morrison]

I am a bit late reading the original post but like Captain Kong I take notice of graves that interest me when in graveyards. They are a form of history and I have taken many photographs over time, not only of my own family but the great and the good, the rich and the poor. When in Paris went to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery it is vast and found the grave of Edith Piaf she sung one of my favourite songs La Vien Rose.
Bill

[happy daze john in oz]

I am a bit late reading the original post but like Captain Kong I take notice of graves that interest me when in graveyards. They are a form of history and I have taken many photographs over time, not only of my own family but the great and the good, the rich and the poor. When in Paris went to the Pere Lachaise Cemetery it is vast and found the grave of Edith Piaf she sung one of my favourite songs La Vien Rose.
Bill

It is possible to learn more about a region by looking at headstones than by going to the library. Very often it will show where so many migrated from and when.

[John Pruden]

when my dad was alive jokingly I asked him what did the like to see on a headstone{SOME OTHER BASTARDS NAME} he said? he was a funny mam my dad god rest him? jp

[Jim Brady]

This hard case in Liverpool died on his headstone is WHO ARE YOU LOOKING AT .
rEGARDS.
jIM.b.