One year on, following a hugely emotive memorial service and the un-veiling of a granite memorial stone at The Lizard Lifeboat station, Patrick Slattery has made an emotional return to visit many friends in The Lizard.

The Stornoway Gazette (4 Sep. 2008). I'm enclosing a copy-perhaps it may interest other people.

Here is a recordering of an interview with Patrick and Jim Slattery at the BBC Cornwall Studios.

Relatives of sailors who died when their ship sank in heavy storms off the Cornish coast have gathered to lay a memorial stone.

FLOWERS will be cast into the sea tomorrow at the end of a slipway where a lifeboat crew launched a gallant but tragically unsuccessful bid to save the crew of a ship from one of the worst storms of the 20th century.

The Ardgarry Crew Memorial service was held on Sunday, August 10th, 2008 at 2:00pm at Landewednack Church, The service was held on Sunday, August 10th, 2008 at 2:00pm at Landewednack Church, Church cove. After the service a short walk to the Lifeboat House the unveiling of the stone took place. The ...

The Ardgarry Bell A Poem Written and Recited by Patrick Sullivan  This poem is based on the story of the ship "Ardgarry" as told to me by Patrick Slattery in September 2007.  His father Patrick Slattery senior was a member of the crew when "Ardgarry" was lost off the co...

‘No one even knew where the wreck was until it was found by accident in 2006. The bodies were never found and this may offer some closure to people...’

The Ardgarry Crew MembersThe Ardgarry Sailed from Swansea 28/12/1962 for Roen and was last reported off The Lizard on the morning of 29/12/1962. Dutch coaster Hollandia ( 327 grt /1951 motor vessel) reported having seen a ship capsize. Ardgarry had a crew of 12.

Belfast brothers in quest to trace relatives of shipmates who perished with their dad  Two brothers from Belfast who lost their father in a shipping disaster have embarked on an emotional quest to locate the families of the other crew members.Patrick and Jim Slattery, who emigrated to Canada o...

 A SEARCH launched by the family of a Belfast man to locate the relatives of crew members who were lost at sea in a shipping disaster has proved successful thanks to the Sunday Life. Earlier this month, Jim and Patrick Slattery spoke for the first time about the heartache of losing their father...

A picture of the RNLI lifeboat Duke of Cornwall