I READ with interest David Barnicoat's In Port article about the British tanker Caroni River (Packet, January 17). My late uncle was an engineer on this ship, but not at the time of the sinking.

He was on watch when the ship was tied up alongside a jetty at South Georgia. The bridge rang down to the engine room with a request to open up the engines, which he did. The ship was still tied up and half the jetty got pulled away!

Another time he came out of his cabin and discovered a body lying in the alleyway. It was one of the crew. He had been stabbed to death.

Donald Ruse, another local man, also served as an engineer on this ship. I wonder if any other people served on this ship and have a story to tell.

D Retchford, Link Close, Falmouth

Putting turbines into perspective

IN connection with the front-page article of January 15 on the proposed 70 metre turbines, I would point out that your simulated picture of how they would look is nowhere near to scale.

If you assume the telegraph pole to be a maximum of 12 metres, the turbines should be almost six times as high. By the way, it is significant that the applicants have moved to Devon.

F M Cock, Roskrow, Penryn.