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A Celebration of P&O's service
to the Northern Isles
Contents
History of the Service
The Captains
Picture Archive
Roly Poly Ola
The Stanger Connection
Misc Articles
The final departure
Sad farewell in Stromness as P&O link is severed
Brian Flett reports on the scenes in Stromness as the
St Ola
makes its final departure on Monday, October 1.
St Rognvald
is last P&O boat away
The
St Ola
was not the last P&O vessel to leave Orkney waters.
Section Contents
Captain David Pottinger
Captain Fred Johnston
Captain John Tulloch
Captain Willie (Rothes) Duncan
History of the Service
The ships
Jim Stanger
Arnold Calder
Eric Turner
Terry Cairns
Orkney Islands Council
The Roly Poly Ola
St Ola
farewell
St Rognvald
is the last to leave
© The Orcadian Limited, Hell's Half Acre, Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland