Volume Four - An Era of Change, Uncertainty, Depression & War - Activity at the dock during World War II . . .

	1941 - The remains of the s.s. 'Lunan' lying in the River Ely.
	The approximate location of the loss of the s.s. 'Lunan' in the River Ely.

An elderly local lady who kept a diary of events throughout the war years, recalled the explosion occurred at 1:15 a.m. but did not know, at that time what it was. She found out about the tragedy the following day. The lady also stated that this mine was probably the companion of a mine which hit the docks in an earlier air raid. [162]

Another witness to events which I inadvertently uncovered is that ahead of the 'Tredegar' that night was the schooner 'Eilian' according to the Newcombe family history website recorded by the grandson of the boat's owner, Mr. Jack Newcombe. [166]

"On another occasion, when 'Eilian' was leaving Ely Harbour and moving down the channel, the crew heard a loud explosion behind them. They had passed clear over a mine in the channel but the ship following with deeper draught had detonated it."