[BITList] Fwd: [IrishSeaShips] NEWS: Princess Victoria Disaster Remembered

[M.j. Feltham]

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> From BBC Northern ireland
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> Commemoration service will be held in Larne, County Antrim later for the victims of one of the worst maritime disasters to happen in British coastal waters.
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> Sixty years ago, the MV Princess Victoria sank off the coast County Down, with the loss of 133 lives. 
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> The ship, which was sailing to Larne from Stranraer in Scotland, sank in treacherous weather conditions.
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> Only 44 people survived the disaster on 31 January 1953. 
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> A service of remembrance is also due to take place in Stranraer.
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> The omens were not good on the day the ferry sank.
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> Parts of western Europe and the UK were in the grip of freak weather from the north Atlantic. 
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> Severe gales battered coastlines and floods hit many areas, killing hundreds of people.
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> Mayor of Larne, Councillor Gerardine Mulvenna, said: "This will be the 60th anniversary of this devastating tragedy which shook communities in both Stranraer and Larne. 
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> "I would like to invite and encourage members of the public to attend the short service to remember those who lost their lives in this disaster, as well as to show respect for the bravery of all those involved in the rescue operation."
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> As part of the 60th anniversary commemoration, a painting of the MV Princess Victoria, by local artist Chris Gilbert, will be unveiled. 
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> A small exhibition will also go on display at Larne Leisure Centre from Thursday.
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> The exhibition has been designed so that it can be toured to schools and groups, in the hope that future generations will remember the devastating loss of life as well as the courage displayed by all involved in the rescue effort.
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> The Larne commemoration will take place at 11:00 GMT at the Princess Victoria Memorial on Chaine Memorial Road.
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> From BBC Scotland
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> Princess Victoria victims honoured by Stranraer services Services have been held in Stranraer to honour the victims of the 1953 disaster.
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> Services have been held in Stranraer to honour the victims of the Princess Victoria ferry which sank with the loss of 133 lives 60 years ago.
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> The ferry from Stranraer in Scotland to Larne in Northern Ireland went down in heavy seas on 31 January 1953.
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> Services were held at the Princess Victoria memorial and the Town Kirk to mark the anniversary.
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> The incident remains one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in UK waters.
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> Councillor Roberta Tuckfield, who chairs Dumfries and Galloway Council's Wigtown area committee, said: "Sixty years after the tragic loss of the MV Princess Victoria, we remember those who died, pay our tributes, and offer heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved.
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> "We remember the valiant efforts of the crew and their fellow seafarers, who risked and in some cases sacrificed their own lives to save others.
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> "For those who lost loved ones, whether a partner, a parent, a son or a daughter, the consequences are still all too obvious to this day."
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