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Am Politician

Morag Stewart reports on the whisky cargo aboard the SS Politician which ran aground off Eriskay in 1941 and asks why the ship carried an intriguing amount of Jamaican currency.

Morag Sti霉bhart a toirt aithris air an uisge-bheatha bh'air b貌rd an SS Politician a chaidh air t矛r faisg air 脠irisgeigh sa Ghearran 1941, na daoine chaidh a chuir dha'n phr矛osan airson a thoirt aiste, agus a nochdadh airson a chiad uair an t-suim annasach de dh'airgiod Jamaiceanach a bh'air b貌rd agus am b脿ta a d猫anamh slighe gu Kingston agus New Orleans.

Morag Stewart reports on the whisky cargo aboard the SS Politician which went aground off Eriskay in February 1941, the men who were sent to jail for 'salvaging' it, and asks why the ship carried an intriguing amount of Jamaican currency on board as she made for Kingston and New Orleans.

50 minutes

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Sat 26 Jan 2019 19:10

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