European Gateway

[Claire McQuillan]

Hi was looking to see if anyone was on the gateway at the time it crashed in 1982. We are trying to find out if our daddy was crew member at same time.

[Marian Gray]

Hello Claire, Welcome to the site. Have as yet been unable to locate the crew list for the ''Gateway'' but will come back to you shortly on that. May need your dad's full name and dob.....

The links below shows the aftermath and interviews.

https://www.harwichandmanningtreesta...omments-anchor, please note the correction on comment at the end.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-63944202

[Claire McQuillan]

Hi Marian, very much appreciated, I can send you details of dad, i have read those links and I will keep searching. It is all very interesting.

[Marian Gray]

Hi Claire, May take a while before most members on here read your request so I spoke to Hugh here on site regarding crew lists for ferries - he replied. 'After 1972 only two 10% samples of Agreements and Crew Lists held by TNA Kew and by the National Maritime Museum have been preserved. The rest of the Agreements and Crew Lists, up to 1989, have been destroyed. The Registry of Shipping and Seamen now the Maritime and Coastguard Agency hold all Agreements and Crew Lists from 1999.' He doubt's you will find an official crew list, though you may 'find an unofficial one from somewhere'. If you do locate any MN members who survived as in your initial post it may be be the only way forward. Only other option I can think of is either contacting P&O direct - [history section if they have one] long shot or a N.I. Mariners's museum

P&O Ferries
https://www.poferries.com/en/about

Or

Larne Museum & Arts Centre
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
2 Victoria Road, Larne BT40 1RN ·
028 2826 2443 - Marian Kelso

Best of luck in your endeavour.

Oops just saw your reply. Send your dad's details by private message if you wish and I'll check the local newspapers, etc