Lisbon Maru heroism remembered by grateful families

Three descendants of fishermen who rescued United Kingdom prisoners of war during the Lisbon Maru incident 82 years ago visited the UK and met children and relatives of some of the survivors at a commemorative event in Gloucester, England on Saturday.

"My dad always told me that if it hadn't been for the Chinese fisherman, he too would have died," said Denise Wynne, daughter of Dennis Morley, the last of the survivors, who passed away in 2021. "He always spoke about the Chinese fishermen being true heroes … I've met three (of their descendants) and I'm just so happy to be able to do that and I know my father must be looking down on all this."