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Teddington, London, UK. 16th May 2015. Pictured: Kevin Finn, from Manchester and owner of Lazy Days, proudly presents his historic boat at Teddington Locks before he and other members of the flotilla sets off down the Thames on the first stage of their journey to the Royal Docks in east London. A team of 5 workers have spent the last 2 years restoring Lazy Days at Windsor. /
During Dunkirk, Lazy Days spent three days carrying troops from East Beach whilst dodging fierce air attack. She returned to England with many of her ribs broken at the waterline. After Dunkirk, while on parachute mine patrol, a mutiny occurred. Her Petty Officer took exception to a young Lieutenant who came aboard when she was duty boat. The PO had one too manypints at lunchtime and when the young Lieutenant asked him about the course he was steering, he hit him. He was sentenced at a Chatham Court Martial to 90 days in the glasshouse. But while being escorted from Chatham to Bristol, he escaped from his escort and disappeared./ Approximately 18 Dunkirk Little Ships will set off from Teddington to France to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo in World War Two. Invited by the Mayor of Dunkirk, The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships has organised the event every 5 years since 1970 with this year likely to be the biggest return yet for the vessels now on average being close to 80 years old. Today (Saturday 16th May) the Little Ships set off to the Royal Docks in east London where a weekend of festivities will commemorate Operation Dynamo with departure for Ramsgate from Queenborough planned for Tuesday 19th May. The morning of the 21st of May (pending suitable weather conditions) sees the passage to Dunkirk, with vessels crossing one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. It is expected that over 50 Little Ships escorted by the RNLI and the Royal Navy will take part in the Return. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Em
During Dunkirk, Lazy Days spent three days carrying troops from East Beach whilst dodging fierce air attack. She returned to England with many of her ribs broken at the waterline. After Dunkirk, while on parachute mine patrol, a mutiny occurred. Her Petty Officer took exception to a young Lieutenant who came aboard when she was duty boat. The PO had one too manypints at lunchtime and when the young Lieutenant asked him about the course he was steering, he hit him. He was sentenced at a Chatham Court Martial to 90 days in the glasshouse. But while being escorted from Chatham to Bristol, he escaped from his escort and disappeared./ Approximately 18 Dunkirk Little Ships will set off from Teddington to France to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo in World War Two. Invited by the Mayor of Dunkirk, The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships has organised the event every 5 years since 1970 with this year likely to be the biggest return yet for the vessels now on average being close to 80 years old. Today (Saturday 16th May) the Little Ships set off to the Royal Docks in east London where a weekend of festivities will commemorate Operation Dynamo with departure for Ramsgate from Queenborough planned for Tuesday 19th May. The morning of the 21st of May (pending suitable weather conditions) sees the passage to Dunkirk, with vessels crossing one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. It is expected that over 50 Little Ships escorted by the RNLI and the Royal Navy will take part in the Return. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Em
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