1969 shipwreck of Angel Gabriel

With reference to the appeal by Mr Buchanan (The Sunday Times, April 13), I remember this shipwreck quite well and still impressed in my mind is the photo published in the Times of Malta, showing people on board being rescued by a human chain over the...

With reference to the appeal by Mr Buchanan (The Sunday Times, April 13), I remember this shipwreck quite well and still impressed in my mind is the photo published in the Times of Malta, showing people on board being rescued by a human chain over the waves.

That photo by Frank Attard was acclaimed internationally as one of the remarkable 10 photos of the year in question. Perhaps this photo still exists or can be reproduced from past issues. I also recall that I did swim around this wreckage and remember the large empty hulls while it was being scrapped at sea and transported by barge to the opposite side of the bay.

Editor's note: Frank Attard's photograph of the 1969 shipwreck of the Angel Gabriel was published in The Times calendar last year.

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