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 Aberdennshire 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 1, 400-tons of timber, went aground in Monday night's gale.Captain Veurio saw the 17 members of his crew rescued by breeches buoy on Tuesday. Photo Shows Captain Johan Vaurio being helped ashore yesterday after being taken off by breeches buoy from his ship the Finnish freighter Anna, seen in background lying aground at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
