The only colour photographs taken of the "Lakonia" disaster ran in "Life" magazine on 3 January 1964. "Life"s photographic coverage of the event marked only the second time in history that a publication was able to offer hour-by-hour photographic coverage of a disaster at sea. The first such coverage appeared on 6 August 1956, when "Life" ran a series of photos of the Italian liner sinking. The only person known to have taken photos aboard the ship during the fire was Ian Harris from Finchley, London, who was travelling with his wife, Rita Harris. These photos appeared in "Life", edition dated 3 January 1964. Rita Harris recounted the events on 2 July 1964 on "Woman's Hour" on the BBC Light Programme.