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History
250 Years of the Liverpool Pilotage Service: 1766 – 2016 (Part 2) Geoff Topp
In both World Wars the pilots continued to do their business under unusually arduous conditions of enemy activity and blackout. In each of these conflicts a cutter was lost with heavy loss of life. The Alfred H. Read was sunk by enemy mine in the vicinity of the Bar lightship in December 1917, with the loss of thirty nine pilots, apprentices and crew, and then, in November 1939, the Charles Livingston was driven ashore on Ainsdale beach in a violent storm, with the loss of twenty-three pilots, apprentices and crew. Read the rest of this entry »
250 Years of the Liverpool Pilotage Service: 1766 – 2016 (Part 1): Geoff Topp
‘The entrance to the Port of Liverpool is very dangerous without a skilful pilot, and many ships and lives have, of late years, been lost owing to the negligence and ignorance of persons taking upon them to conduct ships and vessels into and out of the said Port.’ Read the rest of this entry »
Baltic Exchange Communications: Colm Nolan
2014 saw the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Internet. It is also the 138th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call in 1876. Such an event made me think it would be interesting to write about the history of communication within the Baltic exchange. Read the rest of this entry »
Dedication of memorials to the loss of two Liverpool Pilot Boats: Stuart Wood
SS Alfred H Read, No1 Pilot Boat, built in 1913, hit a mine while cruising at the Bar Pilot Station on 28 December 1917. It sank very quickly with the loss of 39 lives, including 19 pilots and eight apprentice pilots. Only two of the crew were saved. Read the rest of this entry »
Retired Liverpool, Roger Ellison, Pilot Receives the Arctic Star Medal
Roger Hilton Ellison lives on the Isle of Man. This year a special ceremony was held for him at the Governor’s residence in Douglas to present him with two World War II medals, the Arctic Star and the Ushakov Medal. Read the rest of this entry »
Obituary: William Hedley Kett 1913-2014
Capt Hedley Kett, who has died aged 100, was a successful wartime submarine commander and, post-war, piloted ships in the
North Sea and on the Thames. Read the rest of this entry »
Tilbury Restores London International Cruise Terminal Cupola
The Port of Tilbury has invested £250,000 into restoring a historical landmark, which features prominently on the Thames skyline. Read the rest of this entry »
Sailing the Cambria for the 150th Thames Barge Match Race: JCB
On Saturday 13th July your editor joined a Port of London team who had chartered the sailing barge Cambria to participate in the 83rd Thames barge match race which was significant in that this year also marked the 150th anniversary of the original race. Read the rest of this entry »
1918: UKPA President Michael Joyce survives torpedo Attack: Harry Hignett
Retired Manchester pilot and author of both the original 1984 centenary UKPA history and the updated edition published earlier this year came across this account of the survival of a torpedo attack in 1918 by past President of the UKPA, Michael Joyce. Read the rest of this entry »
Bristol Channel Pilots: William & William David Selway: Alison Berqqvist (Nee Selway)
The only picture we have of William Selway is this one of him sitting on the floor with his hat in his lap representing Bristol Pilots at a conference of UK Pilots in Cork (year unknown). Read the rest of this entry »
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