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Ir-Rocky u l-Lanca Pompei

Ir-Rocky u l-Lanca Pompei

  • MT NAM MEM-0049GM-03-02
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    • Part of Memorja

This short story is about an ordeal which the crew of the trawler Pompei experienced during a storm. The trawler together with a crew of thirteen men were on its way to the port of Lampedusa. The lighthouse of the port of Lampedusa was in sight, when a storm brew-up from the north west. The storm was so strong that the large trawler was almost going to capsize. The trawler’s captain Girlando Policardi who was an experienced sea captain from Lampedusa, was terrified and handed the helm to the trawler’s owner Giuseppi Zerafa, known as Ir-Rocky. The youngest member of the crew Giuseppe Mattina, who was 13 years old, was very seasick. After a twenty-four-hour ordeal they managed to arrive safely at the port of Lampedusa.

Laurence Mizzi_part01_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part01_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-01
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  • 16/10/2017

    • Part of Memorja

In the first part of the interview, Laurence had spoken about the Italian declaration of war and his family's immediate relocation to Gudja. He remembered the refugees trickling out of the inner harbour area with the hope of being given shelter in the villages. He then spoke about how these refugees had to adapt to new living conditions in the rural areas and the cultural differences these people had experienced as opposed to city life.

Laurence Mizzi_part02_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part02_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-02
  • Item
  • 16/10/2017

    • Part of Memorja

In the second part of the interview, Laurence Mizzi further explained the living conditions in Gudja and the cultural gulf between the Cottonera residents and the rural dwellers. He went on to recount the arrival of the German Air Force, the H.M.S. Illustrious air raid, contact with British servicemen, the underground shelters and the Victory Kitchens.

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

Laurence Mizzi_part03_16.07.2017

  • MT NAM MEM-0008LM-01-01-03
  • Item
  • 16/10/2017

    • Part of Memorja

In the third part of the interview, Laurence Mizzi had started by reciting some verses about the Victory Kitchens. He spoke about the Black Market and the effects this racketeering had on the Maltese population, the arrival of the convoys, his opinion on the Malta-born Italy-serving spy Carmelo Borg Pisani and he mentions a particular accident involving himself and one of his brothers during the war.

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