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Alleghany - man overboard

Masters: 1904 C Martin: 1905-11 FJ Harnden: 1918 T Yamaguchi: 1919 S Tondo.

On 16 November 1906, H Sydenham was swept overboard from Alleghany during a heavy gale in the Atlantic Ocean. His brother, Seaward Sydenham, took a lifebuoy & jumped into the sea & kept his brother afloat for half an hour. The lifeboat was launched & using oil to smooth the heavy seas the boat picked the 2 men up about half a mile astern of the ship. Seaward Sydenham was awarded the bronze medal from the Royal Humane Society; Lloyds silver Medal for Saving Life at Sea & the silver Sea Gallantry Medal.

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