Sands of Death 2
As the North Deal lifeboat cleared the wreck of the schooner Toogo, the coxswain told his men to keep a good lookout for those struggling in the sea. One of …
Corinthian – The Sea of Souls
On Friday morning, October 31st, 1919, the ketch barge Corinthian set sail in a freshening north-east breeze. The vessel, along with the slightly smaller ketch Glenavon, had completed loading phosphates …
Crippen’s curse – two men with the same name
Another fascinating story from David Chamberlain about the the SS Montrose and the strange coincidence of two men named Crippen
Sands of Death 1 by David Chamberlain
Death affects everybody in different ways. Sadness consumes the mind along with the loss. Nevertheless, when death could be avoided, the mind is not only filled with melancholy but also …
Deal and the Great Storm of 1703
With a fresh south westerly wind blowing on the 22nd of November, 1703, a British naval fleet comprising of large first, second and third rate ships-of the-line limped into the …