We have previously mentioned these two sailing ships and told you something about them. We are quite certain that some people rode these ships to South America to avoid being taken by the Allies.

In KTB #122 last month, we showed where KFK-203 (MARY) went into Chile, her crew all in civilian clothing and it appears that the ship was full of agents who were fleeing a devastated Europe for a much quieter life at the other end of the world.

Where was KFK-204 (BARBARA) all this time? We are still trying to learn the fate of this other ‘BLACK’ ship and we will certainly report it when we find out.

What was the final fate for KFK-203 (MARY) and KFK-204 (BARBARA)? Who were the men who rode these ships to wherever - what were their names; why were they running away? We are still looking into this too, and when we find out - we will publish it here on the pages of our KTB Magazine.

Many thanks to our silent friend for keeping on top of this story for us. I know there will be more updates, full of interesting facts.

Another question we are following - we know that KFK-203 (MARY) and KFK-204 (BARBARA) were taking fleeing people away from the crumbled Europe - but what other ships were taking their cargoes of ‘special’ people from Europe to - where? Keep reading; you’ll be amazed at what we’ve learned.

The background of the Skipper of KFK-203 (MARY) is an interesting one. He was LT (S) zur See Bekker and his nickname was ‘HORN’. Take special note of the (S) in his rank, it is significant. Before the War, he was commander of a German steamer, and he worked for the Abwehr, we think M/1. How did he come by the nickname of ‘HORN’? We are not sure, but perhaps it was because he had experience at sailing around Cape Horn; the same route possibly taken by other ‘BLACK’ ships near the end of the War until more than a year afterwards.