Saturday, July 25, 2020

SS Waratah 111th anniversary



  
SS Waratah 1909
 

 


                                                                   Psalm 107:23-31
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders of the deep. . . .


Captain Josiah Edward Ilbery, Crew and Passengers,
lost in heavy seas off the South African
Coast between Durban and Cape Town
27 July 1909.

This day, 111 years later,
27 July 2020
to the descendants, friends and all those devoted
to the SS Waratah:

Let us remember this fateful voyage,
her Captain, Crew and Passengers,
by keeping the memory alive
and passing this unique and tragic
maritime history
onto future generations.


Rest in Peace


Acknowledgement: Suzanne-Jo Leff Patterson.