We have news of the death of Richard H Day (4656). Richard was at Mercury 1961-63 and went to sea in 1964 as an Apprentice with the British and Commonwealth Shipping Co. and is known to have served in Clan Line and Union Castle Line ships. Later in life he settled in Canada and was one of several OMs who joined the Marine Safety Department of Transport Canada. He retired in 2010 after 26 years service, the last 14 of which was as Director for Operational and Environmental Programs based in Ottawa. In retirement he continued with consultancy work including projects in Nigeria and elsewhere with the IMO. Described by a former colleague as ‘an officer and a gentleman’ he died in Ottawa in November 2020
Richard and I sailed during the early 1970s on B&C (Clan Line) training ship Clan Menzies. Menzies always pronounced the Scottish way except on the Australian coast and as Richard said we should do a course on pronouncing Scottish names! It was much later that I again worked with Richard on Paris MoU Committee – this was during the 1990s -2000. Richard was competently, effectively and as always pleasantly representing Canada’s Maritime as their senior director. My sincere sympathy and condolence to his wife and family.
Dickie Day – memories!
Sad to hear of the passing of Dickie Day, he left a year before me at Mercury – I believe he went to LNS – only to be reunited when we both served together on The Kinnaird Castle training ship in 64/65 with The Clan Line, and our training ofiicer was none other than the late Sir William Codrington (otherwise known informally as Lord Cod).
Fair winds Dickie and my condolences to his family.