Fireboat ST MUNGO attends a drowning at MASKELIYA at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

    62-year old Mr. Andrew Young of Glasgow, a Purser with Anchor Line, drowned at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow when he was reversing his car and it accidentally went over the quayside and fell about 30 feet (10 metres) into the water.

   Mr Young and a companion had arrived at the Brocklebank Line cargo ship MASKELIYA and the companion had boarded the ship when he saw the car reversing at the quayside and topple backwards over the edge.

   The 28-year old Mr. James Gannon of Huyton, Lancashire, Third Engineer on MASKELIYA heard the shouting and rushed to the quayside and jumped into the water, trying four times to reach the submerged car but without success as the water was too deep.

   The Glasgow Fireboat ST MUNGO from her station at the other end of Yorkhill Quay and the Police Launch SEMPER VIGILO were on the scene within minutes and a fireman jumped into the water and attempted to hook a rope line to the sunken car but was unsuccessful.

   The car had somersaulted as it sank and was resting on its roof on the riverbed with some of the windows broken.

   A diver from Clydeport recovered the body about an hour later and a crane lifted the car from the water,

Police Launch SEMPER VIGILO attends a drowning at MASKELIYA at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow

    62-year old Mr. Andrew Young of Glasgow, a Purser with Anchor Line, drowned at Yorkhill Quay, Glasgow when he was reversing his car and it accidentally went over the quayside and fell about 30 feet (10 metres) into the water.

   Mr Young and a companion had arrived at the Brocklebank Line cargo ship MASKELIYA and the companion had boarded the ship when he saw the car reversing at the quayside and topple backwards over the edge.

   The 28-year old Mr. James Gannon of Huyton, Lancashire, Third Engineer on MASKELIYA heard the shouting and rushed to the quayside and jumped into the water, trying four times to reach the submerged car but without success as the water was too deep.

   The Glasgow Fireboat ST MUNGO from her station at the other end of Yorkhill Quay and the Police Launch SEMPER VIGILO were on the scene within minutes and a fireman jumped into the water and attempted to hook a rope line to the sunken car but was unsuccessful.

   The car had somersaulted as it sank and was resting on its roof on the riverbed with some of the windows broken.

   A diver from Clydeport recovered the body about an hour later and a crane lifted the car from the water,

BP Tanker BRITISH SKILL leaves Clyde for Bandar Mashur

Ellerman's CITY OF OTTAWA leaves Glasgow for Chalna via Liverpool

Severe North Atlantic storm delays the arrival of liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in New York

   The Cunard Passenger liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 arrived in New York three hours late due to her having to detour 260 miles out from the worst weather she has yet encountered.

   A company spokesman in London said that the ship, which was carrying 1,365 passengers, was remarkably steady in the very heavy seas, heavy swell and hurricane-force winds.   He added, in a wonderful Cunard understatement, that “Dancing was interrupted for only one or two short periods in the evening,”

Ellerman's CITY OF EXETER leaves London for South Africa, Lourenco Marques and Beira

ELLERMAN  LINES

SOUTH  AFRICA,

LOURENCO  MARQUES  and  BEIRA 

CITY OF EXETER  leaving London October 8

CITY OF DURBAN  leaving London November 5

Special reduced fares are applicable for

sailings between March / June 1970

For particulars apply to the Company’s Booking Agents

T. Llewelwn Davies & Co. Ltd.,

29 COCKSPUR STREET,  LONDON  S.W.1

Telephone  01-930-5372  or Travel Agents

Port Report dated Friday 10th October 1969

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 10th October 1969

Four tankers were among the thirty-eight arrivals at Ardrossan Harbour during the week-ended last Saturday.
The largest of the ships to dock were the "British Merlin" from Swansea with fuel oil, and the "Dona Myrto" from Avonmouth also with fuel oil.
On Monday, the "Elisa Ferry" docked from Faroes with fish-meal, and the "Scotfoss" arrived from Halden with woodpulp.
The "Solway Fisher" sailed for Spain with a cargo of combine harvesters the same day.

1969 Advertisment for a Draughtsman for the New Zealand Navy Department, Auckland

ADVENTURER closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for west, south and east Africa

"Moyle" collides with submarine "HMS Renown" off Kintyre

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 17th October 1969

SUBMARINE AND SHIP COLLIDE

One of Ardrossan Harbour container ships, M.V. "Moyle," was in collision with the Royal Navy's third Polaris submarine "Renown" off the coast of the Mull of Kintyre on Tuesday.
There were no casualties, but the 2800-ton container ship will be out of service for at least two weeks, and the "Renown"s periscope and conning tower were damaged, but not seriously.
After the collision, the "Moyle" docked at Larne, Northern Ireland, and the "Renown" travelled to the nuclear submarine base at Faslane.

An air and sea search by five ships, planes and a helicopter was carried out after the incident, and the "Moyle" also spent several hours searching.

The "Moyle" is now in dry-dock in Belfast, and her replacement on the Ardrossan to Larne run is the "Goodwill Merchant"

Tony Solomons further advises:
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine HMS Renown collides with the Irish motor vessel Moyle as it is surfacing during the night in the Mull of Kintyre off the west coast of Scotland. The U.K. Navy Department says damage was slight and at no time was there a risk of a nuclear explosion. There are no casualties. Apparently the Renown was carrying out work-up trials preparatory to going on its first operational cruise in a few weeks,but was not carrying any missiles.

Submarine "HMS Renown" in collision with "Moyle" off Kintyre

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated 17th October 1969

SUBMARINE AND SHIP COLLIDE

One of Ardrossan Harbour container ships, M.V. "Moyle," was in collision with the Royal Navy's third Polaris submarine "Renown" off the coast of the Mull of Kintyre on Tuesday.
There were no casualties, but the 2800-ton container ship will be out of service for at least two weeks, and the "Renown"s periscope and conning tower were damaged, but not seriously.
After the collision, the "Moyle" docked at Larne, Northern Ireland, and the "Renown" travelled to the nuclear submarine base at Faslane.

An air and sea search by five ships, planes and a helicopter was carried out after the incident, and the "Moyle" also spent several hours searching.

The "Moyle" is now in dry-dock in Belfast, and her replacement on the Ardrossan to Larne run is the "Goodwill Merchant"

Tony Solomons further advises:
The Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine HMS Renown collides with the Irish motor vessel Moyle as it is surfacing during the night in the Mull of Kintyre off the west coast of Scotland. The U.K. Navy Department says damage was slight and at no time was there a risk of a nuclear explosion. There are no casualties. Apparently the Renown was carrying out work-up trials preparatory to going on its first operational cruise in a few weeks,but was not carrying any missiles.

Heavy seas cause Burns & Laird's "Lion" to shelter for 10 hours off Cumbrae

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 17th October 1969

GALE HOLDS UP SHIPPING

Rough seas on Wednesday night disrupted Clyde sailings, and the Ardrossan to Belfast car ferry M.V. "Lion" was unable to enter Ardrossan Harbour.
The "Lion" arrived at the harbour at her usual time of 8.45 pm but because of heavy seas she was forced to lie in the shelter of the Cumbrae for over 10 hours.
She docked at 7.40am yesterday (Thursday) but because of the delay in unloading, was late for her 10am sailing to Belfast.

"Lion" arrival delayed by heavy seas

From "The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 17th October 1969

GALE HOLDS UP SHIPPING

Rough seas on Wednesday night disrupted Clyde sailings, and the Ardrossan to Belfast car ferry M.V. "Lion" was unable to enter Ardrossan Harbour.
The "Lion" arrived at the harbour at her usual time of 8.45 pm but because of heavy seas she was forced to lie in the shelter of the Cumbrae for over 10 hours.
She docked at 7.40am yesterday (Thursday) but because of the delay in unloading, was late for her 10am sailing to Belfast.

Police message that 9 people are missing on lifeboat off Largs

Police message that a life-boat with 9 people on board missing.
Left Largs at 1200 19/10/69, due back 1900 19/10/69

Troon Life-boat launched to search for a missing boat off Largs

Message from Portpatrick Coastguard ; Troon life-boat launched in search of nine missing people on life-boat.