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Simon Olszowski, left, working on a new boat in Dorset. Photograph: Michael Blyth Photography SophieOlszowski Sun 25 Apr 2021 14.12 EDT Last modified on Sun 25 Apr 2021 14.14 EDT My husband, Simon Olszowski, who has died aged 71 after suffering from cancer and a stroke, was a ship broker-turned-boatbuilder with a deep empathy for displaced people. This had its roots in his parents’ wartime flight from Poland. Simon’s parents, Tadeusz Olszowski, a Polish shipowner, and Zofia (nee Zembruska), lived in Moniaki, near Lublin, in the south of Poland. In 1939, as part of a Polish government mission, Tadeusz handed over his fleet to the allied war effort, and joined the British forces. ....