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My apologies for no posts recently, I’ve been busy…..Not a lot of contact of late, our good friend John Peters has been in touch, he and Julia are keeping well, John is well retired into his Farming life and Gun Dogs. Bob & Margaret Stinchcombe are keeping as well as […]

Apologies been Busy…


Following feedback on the website design we launched in January we’ve just completed an upgrade which improves the readability of the site content, along with adding compatibility for mobile devices so you can catch up with all LOF News content on the go! Please let us know what you think […]

Website update




Every now and then ‘we’ get a bit of a shock, when someone notices a ship with what is an LOF type funnel and bow markings, Don Dunlop spied a couple in his capacity of Surveyor. Yesterdays news from Geoff Baskerville all the way from Freemantle came up with a […]

More Info on ‘ASTRA PERSEUS’


 I was driving through Fremantle, West Australia, the other day, whilst on holiday, and happened to glance over to the port and saw this funnel marking, the good old LOF one, yellow, white ,blue with a red star. My heart did quite a turn. As apprentices we used to get […]

News from Geoffrey Baskerville


    It was with delight that I found your LOF News website recently, and with        sadness that I learned that David Lloyd had passed away.  You will probably not        remember me, but I worked with Dave, booking flights, calling officers &        spouses ("He's coming home!" was always […]

Nicky Calvert (LOF Office)



Dick has kept a low profile since retiring, but I am very pleased he has been in contact with me. He informs – that he suffered a severe ‘stroke’  in October 2013. Was very poorly, but now picking up – life coming into left leg and hopefully left arm next. […]

Good News from Dick Cunningham


Many thanks to Keith, who found out a bit more on the latest ‘London Spirit’ The ship LONDON SPIRIT (IMO: 9150743, MMSI: 477058800) is a Bulk carrier registered in Hong Kong SAR of China. See below for the last known position obtained by AIS, technical details of the ship, vessel […]

‘London Spirit’ – Thanks Keith C….