Entire family went on a boat trip that they never returned from

The Prince of Wales boat tragedy that killed 15 people is revisited through the testimony of Peter Watts and the unveiling of a memorial marking the names of the victims. The article recounts that 60 years ago, Peter Watts’ family—Angela (9), David (10), mother Doreen, father Frederick George, and twelve others—died when the Prince of Wales pleasure boat sank on the Mawddach Estuary in Gwynedd on 22 July 1966. It describes how the ferry was pushed into the Penmaenpool toll bridge, flinging 42 passengers into the water; local people pulled 27 to safety, while 15 people, including two children from Peter’s family, were not saved. An official inquiry later found the boat had six more passengers than the certification maximum of 36 and lacked required lifebelts and buoyancy equipment, while only skipper Edward Llewelyn was present among crew roles. Llewelyn was ordered to pay £100 toward inquiry costs, but no prosecutions were pursued.