Today I hear of the passing of Jim Shand, engineer.
Jim served in the Merchant Navy during WW2 and was torpedoed but survived despite severe burns.
He was a cheerful soul immensely proud of his time at sea - Fair winds old friend and calm seas.
His relative, Peter J Henderson wrote this short tribute to Jim Shand, our shipmate,
who Crossed the Bar in 1973 at Sutton Coldfield.