“The Body Through the Porthole” – a true story from 1947 when a young actress sailing from Cape Town to Southampton aboard the Durban Castle had a liaison with a deck steward. During one such liaison, she died and he pushed her body through the porthole! The ship was 90 miles from the nearest land and in shark infested waters. The audience act as jury and decide if the accused was guilty or not guilty or murder. • Did Gay Gibson’s ailments cause her death? • What was the significance of the alarm clock left on deck? • Who rang the cabin alarm bells? • How did James Camb explain the scratches on his arms? • What happened after the trial?
Views: 929 | Enquiries: 4I am third generation of Cunard seafarer, my last ship was QE2 where I was one of the Pursers and met some of the stars featured in my QE2 talk. On leaving Cunard I served in the Royal Naval Reserve and more recently conducted tours of Cunard and P&O ships whilst they were in Southampton, sadly because of the pandemic these have now ceased.
I have been delivering talks, both live and via Zoom, for 6 years now to various organisations such as U3A, Probus, W.I. and many more. Prior to this I was Training Manager delivering training modules to various groups.
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