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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1991

TURNING TO THE SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OF 11 PEOPLE FROM THE WATERS OF HONG KONG, MR MILLER PRAISED THE 13 RECIPIENTS FOR HAVING ABOVE THE NORMAL, CALL OF DUTY AND CONGRATULATED THEM FOR BRAVERY AND PUBLIC SPIRITEDNESS.

ACTED THEIR

CAPTAIN FOO, WHO IS NOW SAILING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL HEADING FOR HOUSTON IN THE UNITED STATES, SAID OVER THE TELEPHONE "I WAS MERELY UPHOLDING THE TRADITIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT AT SEA ASSISTING ALL THOSE IN PERIL.

"I AM HONOURED TO BE ONE OF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE'S COMMENDATION FOR ACTS KONG WATERS."

H

AND

: IN

FIRST RECIPIENTS OF OF BRAVERY OUTSIDE

THE HONG

THE 61-YEAR-OLD CAPTAIN RECALLED THAT IT WAS SHORTLY 10 PM ON AUGUST 3 THIS YEAR WHEN HIS PANAMANIAN-REGISTERED CARRIER "GREAT NANCY" RECEIVED A DISTRESS SIGNAL FROM THE PASSENGER LINER M.V. "OCEANOS" OFF THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST.

BEFORE

BULK

GREEK

"I PROMPTLY RESPONDED TO THE DISTRESS CALL AND MY SHIP WAS FIRST TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE.

"I TOOK COMMAND OF THE RESCUE IN BOISTEROUS WEATHER WITH STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND SIX-METRE HIGH WAVES.

THE

CONDITIONS

HEAVING

ON THE SHIP.

THE

"MY CREW STARTED THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TASK OF BOARD BY HAND PASSENGERS FROM THE FIRST LIFEBOAT BECAUSE PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO CLIMB ONTO LADDERS ON THE SIDE OF THE THEY CONTINUED TO PICK UP SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND FOLLOWING MORNING.

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"WHEN WE WERE ORDERED BY THE SEARCH AND RESCUE AUTHORITY PROCEED TO DURBAN TO DISEMBARK SURVIVORS, MY CREW HAD PICKED UP PEOPLE COMPRISING THREE BABIES, 11 CHILDREN, 46 WOMEN, 35 MEN

180 CREW OF THE PASSENGER LINER," CAPTAIN FOO SAID.

AND 85

THE OTHER SIX OFFICERS OF M.

++ Ꮴ . GREAT NANCY" ARE CHIEF OFFICER MR WONG HOY-LEUNG, CHIEF ENGINEER MR TSUI YAN-TIN, SECOND OFFICER LEE MAN-SAU, SECOND ENGINEER MR KAM WING-KEUNG, NGAI CHING-FUI AND ELECTRICAL OFFICER MR YIP SHUNG-LAM.

THIRD

MR ENGINEER MR

RECEIVING THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE'S COMMENDATION FOR THE CONSECUTIVE YEAR WAS MS HO MEI-LING WHO RESCUED A YOUNG MAN

SECOND EAST OF SIU A CHAU IN THE SOUTHWESTERN WATERS OF HONG KONG ON APRIL 6 ONE MILE

THIS YEAR.

LIMITED,

A CABIN ATTENDANT OF THE FAR EAST HYDROFOIL COMPANY MS HO SAVED A DROWNING WOMAN NEAR SHEK KWU CHAU IN MARCH LAST YEAR.

AND MR COMPANY

OTHER RECIPIENTS ARE TWO CITIZENS, MR STEPHEN CARROLL HOWARD G. TATE, AND FOUR STAFF MEMBERS OF THE STAR FERRY LIMITED, MESSRS KWOK KAN, LEUNG YUN-SING, KWOK WING-CHOI AND TANG CHI- WAI.

/ALSO RECEIVING

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