COURAGE AT SEA
MERCHANT NAVY DIRECTOR’S PRAISE “I must pay the highest tribute to the work of the mercantile marine in these days," said Mr. G. RRitchie, a director of the Union Steam Ship Company, on his return from a visit to Britain. “They are fine fellows. Their courage is exemplified in the manner in which they take ships to and fro on the Atlantic, particularly in the stormy weather experienced at this time of the year.” Mr. Ritchie said that the laying-up of such .great liners as the Queen Mary, Empress of Britain and Mauretania, could not be 'regarded as a sign of trepidation. Very high insurance rates would have to be carried by these vessels and the intermediate class of fast liners was well able to cope with the smaller traffic now offering on the Atlantic run.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20119, 13 December 1939, Page 3
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139COURAGE AT SEA Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20119, 13 December 1939, Page 3
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