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Friday 1 April 2011

George Jappy and The Misteltoe


George Jappy and The Mistletoe

George Jappy out of Buckie - back in 1968
The coxswain of the moment on the Spey

The 21st of February 1968

He went to find the Mistletoe at sea

The trawler Mistletoe was grounded in the River Spey
The George and Sarah Strachan went to help
In coated ice and heavy swell - just in the River Spey
They tried to get a line aboard - to tow
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Fishing boats were standing by - the waves were breaking hard
Across the deck of Mistletoe-in-ice
George was risking all - to bring the lifeboat in so hard
And one by one the six crew jumped aboard
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Back to Buckie safely - with the men whose lives were saved
George had gained a Bronze - and all his crew
Had Medal Service Thanks for their endeavours - when they saved
The men of Mistletoe - stuck in the Spey
George Jappy out of Buckie - back in 1968
The coxswain of the moment on the Spey
The 21st of February 1968
He went to find the Mistletoe at sea

© 2002 Charlotte Peters Rock


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