Four years ago I posted this story of the SIBONGA rescue:

https://nickelliott.org/blog/in-search-of-a-better-life/

My own involvement in this case, as the ship’s agent in Hong Kong, left an indelible mark and I often wondered what happened to those “boat people” once they’d settled in the UK. Following the post I did hear from one of them, a woman who thanked me for giving my account of the story. And just recently I came across a heart-warming sequel. I remember Captain Martin well and to see him interviewed at the time of the incident back in 1979 brought memories flooding back.

And here is a video recounting the family’s meeting with the ship’s Master, Captain Healey Martin: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-48380440