1970 Press Photo William Honeywill tells London news conference of 12 hour swim

William Honeywill of Johannesburg, South Africa, tells a news conference in London Tuesday of his long lonely swim of 12 hours after falling overboard from the South African liner, S.A. Vaal. The 28-year-old ceramics engineer fell over the side of the liner as it left the Canary Islands on Friday. Captain Alan Freer, Master of the Vaal, made a pinpoint pickup of his passenger after steaming back 140 miles.

Photo is dated 1970.

Photo measures 9.25 x 8.25 inches.