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115 years today: 22nd February 1907: The stranding of Timaru, Fjaltring, Denmark: Timaru file released by Arkivvert


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Today, is the sad date of the 115 anniversary of the stranding of The Timaru (21st and 22nd February 1907).
 
I am very pleased to say that The National Archives in Norway have opened their archive file on The Timaru, which can be seen below:- 
 
 
This is the ship that my great uncle Harald Loken died upon at the age of 19. Please refer to my first topic posted on 7th January 2022 (Harald Loken drowning at Sea 1907) See:
 
I want to today share my thoughts for the brave crew of The Timaru, their absolute feeling of desperation and fear of their impending fate. I can only imagine that this verged onto panic as the 5 rescue flares that were sent out to the ship, to enable the rig-up of a rescue chair, fell short into the stormy waters, and then comprehend that rescue was very unlikely to happen, though possibly still clinging to hope that a life boat would be launched. 
 
All of the crew died and some of them were washed ashore and then buried in nearby churchyards, off the Fjaltring coast. I am currently exploring the Danish burial records and will post more information in due course. 
 
Finally I am posting the link to the Iron Coast web site which includes interesting material on the Timaru's demise with some photos and text:https://www.jernkysten.dk/forside
 
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