Everyday objects can hold incredible stories. This was certainly the case for the stories we heard from the Robertson family at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Each object story provides a portal into this familie’s incredible experience. After being shipwrecked by killer whales in the Pacific ocean in 1972, the Robertson family, along with hitchhiker […]
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Small boat, big story
What an honour it was to be invited to record the Robertson family’s memories of their survival following being shipwrecked by killer whales in the Pacific. The National Maritime Museum Cornwall are custodians of the Ednamair (the small dinghy in which the family were found) and a fascinating collection of smaller objects that were saved […]
