Coastal Stories

S4 Ep15: Sandend Saves The Maria

Coastal Stories

Show Notes

Sandend, a tiny fishing village on the coast of the Moray Firth, has seen its fair share of the joys, hardships, successes and tragedies that go with being a place for sea people. When a storm put the crew of a German cargo ship in mortal danger there in 1903 it brought together people who spoke not a word of each other's languages but who knew. Because sea people just know.

With special thanks to Meike Scheidemann.

Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

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