Ben Oostdam's
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1960
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Here are some of the names of "CHAIN 13" scientific crew :
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![]() Ben Oostdam as winch-operator |
On July 25, 1960, we finally saw "land" again, in the form of a bird-splattered rock named "ROCKALL" jutting out of the water:
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![]() George Erlanger (in 1964, we worked together on "Diamonds from the Sea" off S.W.A.) |
British Marines landed there and claimed Rockall, and Greenpeace activists lived there and tried to establish "Waveland" There even is a "tongue in cheek" Rockall newspaper, where I found a funny story about Canada invading St. Pierre and Miquelon (published a few days after my write up on these islands)