Wellington Star (GB) Captain: Trevor Williams Type: Motor Merchant Tonnage: 13,212 GT Owner: Blue Star Line Lda. Homeport: Belfast Built: Harland & Wolf, Belfatst At 2:00 p.m. on 23 June 1940, 17 survivors from the Wellington Star, sunk on the 16th by … Read more
Ana I (Portugal) Captain: José Maria de Matos Type: Codfish Cuter Tonnage: 191 Owner: Soc. de Pesca Luso-Brasileira Lda. Homeport: Fugueira da Foz Built: Solvesborg, Suécia (1918) Event: Rescued 13 crew members from the Greek cargo ship Aghios Nicolaos On October 7, 1940 the Portuguese codfish … Read more
The RAF aircraft Beaufort DD953 had engine problems and landed in Lavos, near Figueira da Foz. The crew survived.… Read more
