The Circlip: A True Story

The Circlip The winter sea around the western islands of Scotland can be unkind. These islands have experienced some of the worst weather ever recorded. This true story is about a small mailboat caught up in a big storm. Lochiel was fighting bravely to stay afloat when, without warning both her engines failed. The storm took advantage of the situation and pushed her without mercy towards jagged rocks. All seemed lost. Then a tiny steel ring the size of a wedding ring was found. This story tells of the mystery of the circlip. It tells of how in a raging storm on a black night the finding of this tiny item saved thirty two lives"