Comments on: M.T. SSAFA – FD155

By: Jane Macrae

Jane Macrae — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:05:41 +0000

I came across a picture of the SSAFA on the rocks at Friesland, Isle of Coll, my old family home, in old family photos I was posting on Face Book today….. I think I may also have a picture of two of the crew somewhere…… I think the names Harry Pook and Harry Hayes ring a bell….. I am happy to share these pictures. … I can be contacted at the above email……

By: Cobstan

Cobstan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:50:52 +0000

To John Lee: Aye you are right when she sailed out of Lowestoft the SSAFA was the most dirtyest Trawler that I have ever seen in my life,and it looked like a lick of paint would have made her better looking but NO! it was a working boat and had to pay her way.
It was regauarded as the Down & out Boat of the Fishing fleet in Lowestoft. The only fatalities that i know of were of one man & yes she was set on fire By a Drunk seaman.Some one had said that his wife had left him just before he set sail, as to the submarine pulling her down I don’t think so! If a seaman want’s to kill him self, jump over board it’s bad enough when some one sets light to a boat at sea, I have only been on one & I never want to see any more!

By: John Lee

John Lee — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:25:09 +0000

I seem to remember the SSAFA had a major fire around 1971 when one of the crew set fire to the ship a few hours after leaving port – there were a couple of fatalities I believe/