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My apologies Neil, your e-mail got stuck somewhere and only just found it. Yes Roy still live just outside York – Retired from the Sea in 2020 after being stuck onboard Sailing Around the World during Covid for 7 months – thought life was too short – work out well […]

Neil Woodburn (Ex Ch/Eng)

This entry was posted in News on 2nd March 2025 by Roy Gerstner

Recently had correspondence with Grandson – the threads below.. 1/ Hi there Roy, I stumbled across the LOF website, I was looking for information about the Ropner Lines SS Clearpool(my great grandfather Alfred Smith was master but died at sea in 1931 and was buried in Istanbul). His son (my […]

Commodore Alfred Smith

This entry was posted in News on 2nd March 2025 by Roy Gerstner

How time does fly – tomorrow 03rd March will be one year since the passing of Mr. Norris Jackson,ex Jnr/Eng to Managing Director.RIP NJ and the Door Stopper.

In Memoriam Norris Jackson

This entry was posted in News on 2nd March 2025 by Roy Gerstner

Thank you for cards and a few letters, our number unfortunately is less year on year.

A Merry Christmas to ALL 2024

This entry was posted in News on 24th December 2024 by Roy Gerstner

https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com Oh what memories come back…..I see Tony T with his friend The Dutchess was it?The somewhat bent typewriter – should have brought it to me – I could have fixed.The link above takes you to the donation site for the RNLI and you can see there has beena good […]

Update On John Evans (RIP)

This entry was posted in News on 16th October 2024 by Roy Gerstner

I am unable to attend the funeral due to other pre-committments – however I have made a donation on behalf ofour ex company – LOF. https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com

Update John Evans

This entry was posted in News on 26th September 2024 by Roy Gerstner

Funeral of John Andrew Evans Funeral service is at Springwood Crematorium on Friday 4th October 2024 at 2:30pm 4th October 2024 at 2:30 pm Springwood CrematoriumLiverpool https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com/

Update – John Evans (RIP)

This entry was posted in News on 25th September 2024 by Roy Gerstner

I am sad to report the passing away of another LOF member – Ex Chief Engineer John Evans.(I sailed with John on the ‘London Pride’ around 1981) I received the following this morning (24th) Hi Roy, My sister and I came across your LOF News website while searching for information about […]