Boats - Sailing - Ships
Dec. 12, 1959 - THE CAPTAIN OF WRECKED FREIGHTER IS TAKEN OFF HIS SHIP BY BREECHES BUOY: The courageous captain who refused to leave his gale-battered ship as she began breaking up on the rocky coast of Aberdenshire was saved yesterday. He was taken off by breeches buoy after staying alone on the stricken Finnish freighter Anna for 26 hours. Captain Johan Veurio agreed to leave only because he was ordered off by the owners. The Anna, carrying gale. Captain Veurio saw the 17 members of his crew rescued by breeches buoy on Tueday. Photo shows Captain Johan Veurio being helped ashore by breeches buoy from his ship the Finnish freighter Anna, seen in background lying aground at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
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13193566
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46955843
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
