Mountbatten Prize, 2006

"For The Plimsoll Sensation in which the author meticulously describes the great campaign to save lives at sea and the part played by Samuel Plimsoll in his tireless crusade to improve the safety of merchant ships with the adoption of an international Load Line. Superbly researched and written, the book has had a major impact on the general public by being serialised on BBC Radio 4 and it is a most apt reminder of Britain's maritime heritage and influence worldwide."

Nicolette Jones, Countess Mountbatten
of Burma and Gillian Wettern

Nicolette Jones, Nicholas Clee
and Samuel Plimsoll's granddaughter
Sally Shaw, née Plimsoll