tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post4583380407775573206..comments2024-03-20T11:20:21.938+05:30Comments on Chennai Daily Photo: Ship ahoy!Shantaramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-21697514377299738122012-09-13T14:46:33.569+05:302012-09-13T14:46:33.569+05:30@Guruji: Wow! That's quite a story. I managed ...@Guruji: Wow! That's quite a story. I managed to see a picture of that ship from The Hindu's archives; you wouldn't know about 'S.S. Seven Seas', would you? ;)Shantaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-37661283824882631152012-09-12T21:39:49.732+05:302012-09-12T21:39:49.732+05:30It was during the cyclone in 1966 that the S.S.Sto...It was during the cyclone in 1966 that the S.S.Stomatis a Greek ship ran aground opposite the Madras University shoreline.<br />My dad was a documentary film maker and I accompanied him during the raging cyclone towards Napiers Bridge. The ship was sailing towards the backwaters and threatened to strike the bridge. It careened off cource and struck the shore. I remember seeing sailors abandonding the ship and many lives were lost.<br />The ship was finally dismantled almost a decade and half later. <br />The film documentary will be available at the Films Division archives in Bombay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058126282152785449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-48829066319164185892012-09-11T15:43:51.009+05:302012-09-11T15:43:51.009+05:30@Anu: Yes, the weather gods were kind to us that d...@Anu: Yes, the weather gods were kind to us that day - otherwise, Chennai is going through the 'hotter' part of its seasons!Shantaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-87609990003987335602012-09-08T09:26:27.981+05:302012-09-08T09:26:27.981+05:30That's interesting detail about the sunken shi...That's interesting detail about the sunken ship. Its strange that the mast can still be seen. The weather in Chennai seems so pleasant in the photo.<br />My blog Mumbai Daily Snapshot is back and active after 3 years now. Do take out time to visit.MumbaiiteAnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166599700771034312noreply@blogger.com