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els1999
 
 |  |  | SS Sunning - Hong Kong - Nov 1926
< on 8/19/2011 8:51 PM >
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Hey Folks, more stuff to ignore...
Sorry for this late report, which has taken three generations of "Els"'s and 85 odd years to post. I'm a bit lazy.
To summarise the story, SS Sunning was boarded by pirates pretending to be passengers and hi-jacked, the South China Sea's being a somewhat dangerous place to be at the time. The crew fought back and held out in the bridge, overcoming their pirate guard and seizing their weapons. Other pirates then set a fire below the bridge in order to smoke them out but the Captain ordered the anchor dropped. This swung the ship round which in turn, encouraged by the wind, fanned the flames towards the pirates. At this, the pirates gave up, throwing away their weapons and mingling with the passengers in order to evade capture. 9 escaped on a life boat, to be picked up by HMS Vindictive, on which my Grandfather happened to be on...
Fuller info here
The ship was towed to port, which must have been when these pictures were taken.
The best bit by far, the Pirates on HMS Vindictive.
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| | Re: SS Sunning - Hong Kong - Nov 1926
<Reply # 1 on 8/20/2011 3:18 AM >
| | | | There is a bug in the link, that one is correct
http://www.apex.ne...han/sssunning.html
Great historical post, excellent story.
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The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
| | | Re: SS Sunning - Hong Kong - Nov 1926
<Reply # 2 on 8/20/2011 4:27 AM >
| | | | That dude in the middle with his shoulders hunched up couldn't look more guilty if he tried!
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your darkest shadow, my oldest friend; the world's become ashes, this is the end.
| | Re: SS Sunning - Hong Kong - Nov 1926
<Reply # 3 on 9/1/2011 7:21 PM >
| | | | Outstanding! Great set and story, wish we had more like this 
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| | | Re: SS Sunning - Hong Kong - Nov 1926
<Reply # 4 on 9/20/2011 3:39 PM >
| | | | How come the HMS Vindictive, has the plate behind the sailors that read Ostend, I know the Bow of the Vindictive is in Ostend but I can't understand why it says ostend on the plaque is that were it was built?
Before my current employment I worked with antiques, so I have a general knowledge of older items.
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