By Sea to the Channel Islands 17 ferry routes and carrying

17 ferry routes and carrying some 2

Includes many unpublished images

many of which have never previously been published

In 1979 Ole Lauritzen was forced to sell 50% interest in Olau Line to the Germany-based company TT-Line

By Sea to the Channel Islands 17 ferry routes and carryingThe sea passage between England and the Channel Islands has long provided a lifeline link for the island communities across some of the most treacherous waters around these coasts. The story of these shipping routes is one of periods of intense competition and quieter monopoly, wartime drama and tragic accidents, across a broad range of routes leaving from the West Country to London. For many years services were closely linked to the operations of