This is indeed a first-class film which has only been released a few weeks.A cinematic tour de force presenting a mix of fact and fiction often confusing the viewer.But of course the storyline is based upon one of Gotham City’s characters. In the film, Gotham becomes New York City, but not the NYC of today – that tourist magnet and home to 19.49 million people, a…
‘A tenuous link’ seems the right phrase: how else could you call a merchant ship British – a ship built in south-east China, its owner, Stena Bulk, a Swedish company, and its all non-British crew of Latvians, Indians and Filipinos recruited by a subsidiary of the aforementioned Stena Bulk.True, the recruitment agency (Northern Marine), is based in Clydeside no doubt employing Scottish workers, but as far as research goes…
Imagery of Britain’s colonialism and glorious seapower abounds and it’s good ammunition for propagandists of that certain event from June 2016.For example: Farage: “the referendum was won without firing a bullet.’ (1)Arron Banks ( major campaign contributer of ‘Leave’): “it was a war. We won.” (2) However some didn’t allude to history, choosing instead to display their ignorance of British trading patterns:Dominic Raab: “I hadn’t quite understood how reliant UK…
Footage from today’s service at the Pier Head – the weather held out for us.
Arnie Schwarzenegger has one and so does Sigourney Weaver, Brian May et al other celebrities (a Seiko watch, that is).And Novak Djokovic was presented with one upon winning a recent tennis championship.Okay, it’s likely that some are paid by Seiko – product exposure during Hollywood movies is as good as advertising but the basis of Seiko’s success in bring reliable, inexpensive watches to…
A Jimmy Cagney lookalike in baseball cap and plaid shirt, the Mississippi river pilot was quite opinionated of American society: “too many Jews and African-Americans in government” he proclaimed as the ship swung ten degrees port up river to New Orleans.I thought: oh! dear, is this the type of prejudiced society I half-expected it to be? By the way, for those fortunate…
From a working dock to a thriving leisure attraction, the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool has seen many people come and go. A new Heritage Lottery supported project is looking for people with memories of the Albert Dock, particularly dockers and seafarers who remember it before it’s closure in the early 1970’s. What was it like to work there? What were…
Who are Seaborne Freight?
A Happy New Year to all. I was passend a copy of this footage by Pat Moran a while ago and happened to come across it recently during a New Year clear out. Interesting to see the crowds on the waterfront. If anyone knows who filmed this let me know in the comments below.
As the ship passed the Cape Hatteras lighthouse off North Carolina it was the deck cadet who spoke first: ” I’ve been here before”, he proclaimed.No-one answered until the lighthouse beam flashed, casting an eerie shadow inside the wheelhouse.”Yes, me also” replied the skipper
Filmed at the Pier Head, Liverpool on Sunday 11th November 2018.
I had a call recently from a man called Colin Smith, on behalf of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. The foundation is trying to track down the owners of original David Shepherd paintings as part of a project to establish their whereabouts. One of the difficulties DSWF have in tracking down original artwork is that David painted around 6000 pictures…