'Heroic Irish crewmen saved my grandfather's life'
Wiebke Hochhaus with a photograph of her grandfather Richard Langer who was rescued in the Bay of Biscay by the crew of the MV Kerlogue on December 29, 1943. Picture: Patrick Browne
The granddaughter of one of the German sailors who was saved during Ireland’s most famous maritime rescue has said “I would not be here today only for the crewmen of the MV Kerlogue”.
Friday, December 29, marks the 80th anniversary of the incredible rescue from the Bay of Biscay when 10 Wexford-based seafarers pulled 168 German sailors from the sea.
