Something Blue in Coniston Water
11th May 2026 saw Donald Campbell’s jet hydroplane Bluebird K7 return to the waters of Coniston for Bluebird K7 – The Festival. In 1967, at around 320mph, Bluebird K7 suffered a catastrophic crash instantly killing Donald Campbell and scattering K7s remains across the Coniston lakebed….
Lest we forget
10th August 1918 off the coast of Malta: Eberhard Weichold, Captain of German submarine SM UC-22 ordered the launch of a torpedo that sealed the fate of French ocean liner SS Polynesien. SS Polynesien was carrying 500 recovered Serbian soldiers including Serbian national hero Milunka…