Atlantic conveyor memorial

[John Arton]

A memorial service has been held in memory of those British seafarers lost on the vessel when it was not by Exocet missiles during the Falklands war.
Rgds
J.A.
https://gcaptain.com/uk-remembers-me...eid=3b737aa316

[Louis the fly]

I sailed with Captain Ian North, he deserves all the praise and honour awarded him.

[John Pruden]

he had many a pint in the royal and caradoc pub the lock gates of seaforth container base were made for ACT 1 to enter sad ending for capt north he was a nice fella from what i seen of him? jp

[Michael McDonough]

A memorial service has been held in memory of those British seafarers lost on the vessel when it was not by Exocet missiles during the Falklands war.
Rgds
J.A.
https://gcaptain.com/uk-remembers-me...eid=3b737aa316

I met Captain North, as a 16 year old cadet with Harrison Line. The Atlantic Conveyor was laid up in Liverpool, and me and two other cadets walked up the gangway unannounced, to take a look on board. There were only a handful of crew and we were introduced to Captain North wearing a boiler suit, paint brush in hand. Despite us arriving without notice, he gave us a wonderful tour of the ship and was so generous with his time in sharing his experiences. Move forward a few months and I was at anchor in the Red Sea bitter lakes next to HMS Sheffield, heading south with the south convoy (we were headed to Australia). The Sheffield upped anchor and turned around and headed north with the north convoy. The Falklands conflict was just hitting the news before war was declared and the Sheffield had obviously received orders to join the the fleet heading to the South Atlantic. Imagine all our shock when we heard both the Atlantic Conveyor and the Sheffield were lost while we were still on our own trip. I heard about the loss of Capt North over BBC World Service. I still remember clearly my engagement with Captain North.

[Louis the fly]

Ian North was Captain of Port St. Lawrence when his beard was still red. I did two trips with him, first was nine months running between the far east to Aus and Kiwi. Second trip was six months from the States to the same Aus and Kiwi ports.
All the Captains I had sailed with previously were aloof and remote, Ian North was the complete opposite. One of his favourite places was the galley chatting to the cook with a bacon sandwich in his hand. We had a crew bar on board and he was often in there sharing the jokes and banter with the lads. Life at sea would have been even better if there had been more like him.

[John Pruden]

as well as ACT 1 sir Lancelot and tristran lways in seaforth jp