Angela Miller
I have a two part #history #video coming out this week. The first tomorrow night and the second on Tuesday the 31st of January, the day which marks the 70th Anniversary of the sinking of the Princess Victoria, a passenger ferry from Stranraer, off the coast of Larne.
#shipwreck #greatstorm #princessVictoria #Scotland #NorthernIreland #galloway
Jan 29, 2023 at 7:31pmWeb
Show threadAngela MillerJan 30, 2023
Here is part one of the two part #history #video about The Princess Victoria,
Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of her sinking.
#shipwreck #greatstorm #princessVictoria #Scotland #NorthernIreland #galloway
https://youtu.be/P_ORj4F6o9U
Shipwrecked: The Princess Victoria, Part One

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Show threadAngela MillerJan 31, 2023

Here is the second part of the story of the tragic sinking of the Princess Victoria. Tonight marks the 70th anniversary of her sinking.

#shipwreck #greatstorm #princessVictoria #Scotland #NorthernIreland #galloway

https://youtu.be/i9zCiNE9x-U

Shipwrecked: The Princess Victoria, Part Two

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Show threadKFCSpikeFeb 1, 2023
@Alternatecelt Thanks for that one Angela - I had family in Stranraer and remember playing near the monument as a kid without knowing the full story of what it was about until I grew up
Show threadAngela MillerFeb 1, 2023
@kfcspike
This is how we keep these memories alive! Thank you for the boost!
Show threadDark GallowayJan 31, 2023
@Alternatecelt Have you ever seen the wreck of the Craigantlet at Killantringan? It is quite an experience to sit by the lighthouse and watch the falling tide slowly uncover it.
Show threadAngela MillerJan 31, 2023
@DarkGalloway
No I haven't. Will have to check that out! It's north of Portpatrick isn't it?
Show threadDark GallowayJan 31, 2023
@Alternatecelt That's right. Up the coast road and the lighthouse is signposted. Take the road over the fields and you come to a small parking space (which seems to be increasingly filling up with camper vans in the summer). There's a wee cove to the left of the lighthouse and it's down there. Wrecked in the 80s I think. Killantringan beach is lovely at low tide and there's a very nice double waterfall near the car park.
Show threadAngela MillerJan 31, 2023
@DarkGalloway
Nice, thank you!
Show threadkelpieJan 31, 2023
@DarkGalloway @Alternatecelt Can you you drive all the way to the lighthouse or do you stop at the parking place on the bend? Thanks
Show threadDark GallowayJan 31, 2023
@kelpie @Alternatecelt Yes, the road goes all the way up to the lighthouse gate. Although I can't remember if there is anywhere suitable to park.
Show threadMaurice MilliganJan 31, 2023
@Alternatecelt Excellently done and, of course, very timely. My father (who passed recently) never failed to mention this tragedy every year. He was 17 and in his first year in Belfast when this occurred and it coloured his memories of the time vividly.
Show threadAngela MillerJan 31, 2023
@crypticinquiry
Thank you 🙏
I can imagine it would. Such a tragedy.