Posted of Facebook January 2019

Thanks for accepting me to the group. I was looking at the B&C website, particularly the Phyllis Bowater and I noticed that that no voyages for 1971 are shown.

I sailed on her from Jarrow, leaving about June/July 1971 for Corner Brook. Then worked Nova Scotia and the US Eastern Seaboard, returning to Ellesmere Port December 1971. Captain was Ken Morton ( a great Captain to sail with), Chief Officer Bob Ward, Second Officer Chris ?,

I was Third Officer and by coincidence the Ships Librarian was Jeni Middlehurst, my wife.

She was originally Supernumerary, but we had problems with a US Immigration official who did not accept that as a crew position.

So when we returned to Corner Brook, Jeni was signed off , then signed back on as Librarian.

From his wife Jeni

Niall died today just minutes before I could get to him. He had cancer and we thought he might get well enough to take chemo, but that was not to happen. I know he had a lot of lovely friends and family that he would like me to inform, but too many for me to contact individually. At the moment I feel too lost and devastated to talk to anyone. On May 12 this year, we would have been married 54 years. Please pass the message round to all those who knew him. He held you all in his heart.

From his daughter Laura

“In 1992 I entered Warsash to study Logistics and it made Niall Middlehurst , my Daddy (Captain Daddy when I was little) very proud to see his daughter following his footsteps at his alma mater. Dad was at Warsash in 1967 (i think).

Today Daddy died, suddenly, unexpectedly. He is so missed, but I know he'd be chuffed to be remember here in this group. I lived to make him proud. I hope I did.”