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TALK - 'The Forgotten men of the St. Finbarr'
Heritage Open Day: Dr Brian Lavery tells of the disaster aboard the Hull trawler St Finbarr on Christmas Day 1966, in wild seas off Newfoundland, when a massive fireball wiped out ten of the twenty-five-strong crew in an instant.
A 48-hour rescue bid followed to save the remaining men – and their blazing ship. Two more died in the heroic rescue attempt carried out by another Hull trawler, the Orsino, on her maiden voyage.
Skipper Tommy Sawyers, Mate Walt Collier and chief engineer risked their
Fri 8 Sep:1330. Free Entry.
Kardomah 94, 94 Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire HU1 2AN
Fri 8 Sep 2017
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