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Associated Humber Lines MV Fountains Abbey on the Norderelbe coming into Hamburg Hafen -St Michaelis Church tower in the mist behind circa 1960 on the Goole/Hull Hamburg/Bremen service - freight plus 12 passengers

The Fountains Abbey was sadly lost on the Dogger in February 1962 inbound to Hull/Goole from Hamburg and Bremerhaven - 2 crewmen lost. Cargo combusted in a force 11 storm and she burnt out. Crew took to the lifeboats and saved by Trawlers from Lowestoft.

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Uploaded on April 30, 2018