The grieving widow of a man who worked at Mersey shipyards is searching for answers after his sudden death from asbestos-related cancer.
Peter McKernan, who was originally from Norris Green, first went to work for the Cammell Laird Shipbuilding Company in Birkenhead in 1950, straight from leaving school at the age of 15. He started as an apprentice fitter after the firm had recently completed HMS Ark Royal, and he remained with the firm until 1956.
Later he worked at the English Electric Company in Liverpool as a diesel-engine fitter, from June 1958 to September 1961.
