In Memory of SS Tilawa

Video: SS Tilawa: In memory of the ship that didn’t doc

25 Nov: Hindustan Times. The SS Tilawa, which carried 752 passengers, 222 crew members, and also 600 tonnes of cargo, including 60 tonnes of silver bullion, was bound for Durban via Mombasa and Maputo. The ship never made it… Mervyn Maciel, 93, (photo) a London resident, lost his father, step mother and three step brothers in the tragedy. “For a long time, we refused to believe that our father was dead. We used to write letters to him, in the hope that he would one day write back,” Maciel said, as many of the attendees broke into tears… click here Video: 24 Nov: Kash Kumar. Tilawa 1942 - The Forgotten Tragedy. Live from the iconic Grand Hotel, Ballard Pier, Mumbai, India. The 80th Commemoration tragedy of SS Tilawa. Hosted by Kash Kumar and Emile Solanki… For the family stories of Mervyn Maciel (photo; interview by Kash Kumar) move the counter to 46m. and the Dy High Com speaks at 1hour 6 mins. (He reads Mervyn’s poem written when he was a teenager; printed in his book Bwana Karani) (Total video: 1hr. 45m.25s.) click here British Empire: The Library: Bwana Karani by Mervyn Maciel. Full text.click here.