Following the sad news of the death of Tom Edwards, I am afraid I have just heard that another well-remembered former pirate has left us. Colin Nichol passed away yesterday (28\/10\/25) in Perth, Western Australia at Fiona Stanley Hospital after a short illness, battling pancreatic cancer. RIP Colin.<\/p>\n
Info via Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following the sad news of the death of Tom Edwards, I am afraid I have just heard that another well-remembered former pirate has left us. Colin Nichol passed away yesterday (28\/10\/25) in Perth, Western Australia at Fiona Stanley Hospital after a short illness, battling pancreatic cancer. RIP Colin. 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