Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Lone survivor recounts terror at sea Sailor tells of Waves after cargo ship Sank off Bermuda Winnipeg free november 1981 11 a photo from route rap Bermuda the Only known survivor of a West German cargo ship that Sank in the Atlantic off Bermuda told yesterday of How he sur Vived by sitting on an overturned life boat for 26 hours while Sharks swam around chief officer Harald of near second in command of the ship which foundered in heavy seas said he Only gave up Hope and then Only the most important thing was to Marienfeldt told reporters at a news conference at the King Edward memorial Hospital where he was flown i had to Hope i would be rescued the next i was always thinking of Home and my the Crew was made up of seven including 16 filipinos and an tired and but otherwise in Good he recounted How the Elma tres went Down shortly after the ships electrical system failed and it began taking on water about 200 nautical Miles East of it was turned Over by the High Waves and Strong Marienfeldt i dont know How Long it took to go happened so world i had a life jacket on and just my trousers and a shirt and under i was hanging on to a Crane on the deck As we were going i think i was under for a minute or and As i came to the surface i saw a lot of then i saw an overturned Lifeboat and my first thought was to swim to the Waves were about 30 feet after about two or three minutes i reached the Lifeboat and climbed on to i saw a Hatch cover quite close to me and on it was the Bosun Juan i called to him to come Over to the but he said he would not then i saw one of the 20foot containers and on it were two i called to but they would not then i heard a noise from inside the he i took off my life jacket and went Down under the life there was an air Bubble inside and in it was an of Ordinary Seaman Germany he seemed Okay and i told him to come out and we would Prince using Punk Rock tie pin London a is Prince Philip Short of tie pins British tabloids posed that ques Tion saturday along with photo graphs of the Dapper 60yearold Prince relaxing with the jacket of his pinstriped suit clasped to his from All a was a common safety pin popular ant establishment adornment of Punk but Buckingham Palace said it i it was a Gold or Silver said a you must accept my Assurance that if was certainly not a safety if the Palace is chided daily millions of Dia the per changing moms have been getting it wrong for the Prince was photographed while on tour Friday at Salford University in turn it but he would not come Marienfeldt said he then sat on the Lifeboat and could see other survivors sitting on i was really hopeful that a message had gone out and that a Rescue had i kept diving Down to the Guy under the in the i saw a i went Down to him and told him i had seen a plane and was sure we could be he said he was hungry and i told him to come out but he would Marienfeldt said he was lying on the Lifeboat when he saw a coast guard plane overhead and waved to they threw Down a radio Beacon near me so i knew it would just a couple of hours before i was i called again to the Guy below me and heard a noise from then i saw a cargo the Royal Eagle the liberian ship that picked him i kept calling to the but i could not go Down because the Sharks were around then the ship came up to me and they threw a but i could not reach Marienfeldt said he was pulled to the deck of the cargo As for he must have died at the last Marienfeldt Marienfeldt Clung to overturned Lifeboat for 26 r Lawson travel brings you 3 new Holiday values and you Fly Ward air class All the you travel in the Comfort of a wide bodied you 11 be offered the Superb Ward air a delicious meal of chateaubriand or filet served on Royal Doulton with imported for your added enjoyment the bar is open during most of the and its All included in the Price of the ticket White Sand tropical Sun and Drums that beat to a different Here 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