Captain Steve Mortimer

[Fraser Darrah]

Captain Steve Mortimer ~ 29th July 2013
I am sorry to report the death of Captain Steve Mortimer while on a holiday to Machu Picchu.
Captain Mortimer sailed on the Almeda Star when under Lion Shipping and later became a Humber Pilot, retiring in 2011.
Captain Mortimer apparently suffered from extreme altitude sickness causing him to suffer a heart attack.
A full article is published in The Telegraph
and in the Daily Mail
Sincere condolences are offered to his wife Marian and family