Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Thursday, February 21, 1963 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		GRETA (1957-1964 General cargo coaster 48.18 metres long of Manager: NV Scheepvaartbedrijf 'Gruno', Groningen, Owner: Jurjen Schokkenbroek, Groningen, Netherlands) Own Page

Fire on Dutch coaster GRETA kills master and a woman
Ship's locationDungarvan (southeast coast of IrelandPort of RegistryGroningen (Holland)
Net Tonnage169
Gross Tonnage377
Deadweght Tonnage507

On 21st February 1963 while at Dungarvan (southeast coast of Ireland).a fire occurred in the ships pantry and Captain W. Lambeck (50) and his 45-year-old Danish woman were killed. The ship had arrived with a cargo of milk powder from Antwerp and was discharging.

The owner Schokkenbroek traveled to Dungarvan and brought the ship with the deceased, to Delfzijl for repair.