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TRICKY SALVAGE operation began in Fisherman's Cove Wednesday after a 32 ft.
Trojan became holed on a rock off Eagle Island. The problem intensified when It sank
precariously near to the main hydro, gas and sewer lines leading to the island. A diver
strapped alrbags to the vessel the following day (Top) and the boat was towed while
atill largely submerged (Centre) to Fisherman's Wharf Marine Services (Bottom)
where it was raised by the giant straddle holst under the watchful cye of wharf owner
Don Malcolm. (Ellsworth Dickson photos)

By PAT RICH

though the spectre was
an indistinct. minor
compared to those facing
other communities the 200
residents who gathered at

~ Seycove'Community School

made it'clear they wanted no
part of it.

The residents had met to
discuss with North Van-

By NOEL WRIGHT

Insurance executive Ken
Speirs, 63, and his wife Cora
were the only BC
passengers on the ill-fated
vessel. It was to have been
their second cruise to the
Far East, with which they
had fallen in love on a cruise
five years ago to Indonesia.

“We were among the
lucky ones,” said Cora
“Some of the other passen-
gers had a rougher me and

one

The spectre of change hovered over Deep Cove
Wednesday night and residents united in vowing
to exorcise it from their midst.

couver District. council the
proposed plan for
developing the central area
of the Cove:

The. plan prepared by
District staff calls for road
openings to improve traffic
circulation in the area and
the extension of Naughton
Avenue to Deep Cove Road.

kc was the first time the Speirs of West Van-
couver had been shipwrecked — but you'd never
know it. Back in their Marine Drive home just
four days after their escape from the blazing
cruise liner Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska,
they described their 11-hour ordeal almost as if it
had been just another tourist adventure.

most of them, of course,
were older than ourselves, in
their seventies or over.”

One of the main problems
from the start was that all the
lights went out at the time
the first alarm was given
about | a.m. Passengers
were told to assemble in the
lounge because of “a small
fire.” bul were assured there
was no cause for alarm.

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RESIDENTS UNITED BY FEAR OF CHANGE

Also proposed is the
concentration of com-
mercial business on Gallant
Avenue, “-other  im-
provements’ to the road
system, ‘and the develop-
ment of land along Naughton

_ Avenue.

“I don’t-.understand why
these changes are necessary
in the first place ... I don't
want to see any more
development particularly
and I don’t think anybody
CONTINUED ON PAGE A9

Shipwrecked Speirs
kept stiff upper lip

WV couple tells of Prinsendam ordeal

SUNDAY:
Cloady, chance of a
shower, remaining
cool.

MONDAY:
Unsettled conditions
continuing.

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