This query would have gone first to Selma Carvalho if she were not so busy with her book launch of 'In the Diaspora Wilderness' in England.
But there may be others who know the answers to my questions about, as I think maritime history is one of the favourite subjects of History Ph. D scholars of Goa and Portugal. I need to confirm whether a certain Goan person died at sea circa 1914 ; if he did die there, whether this person simply drowned by accident, or whether the ship he was in was destroyed by the Germans during WWI; whether if it was destroyed what were the circumstances; and what was the status of this particular Goan; and details of what happened to his body if it was found. Incidentally does any Goan, or any other national or international organisation, maintain a record of the people who go out to sea; and what happens to them in the course of their employment? Thank you Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 * * * IS YOURS one of the stories of Goans on board the S.S. Dwarka, or at the Strait of Hormuz, Basra or Bahrain, Dubai, Swindon, Mombasa, Poona or Rangoon? Selma Carvalho's new book *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* docks at many other ports. Get your copy from Broadways, Panjim [9822488564] Rs 295. P&p extra. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
