Coastwatch – December 2018 – Liam Mulvin
It is probably true to say that your part in Coastwatch is as crucial as any watch keepers. It is our job as volunteers to man the station when required, and it...
Category: Coastwatch News 2018
Coastwatch News – November 2018 – Liam Mulvin
This is the call that no Coastwatcher ever wants to hear. It means someone’s life is in peril. Nobody would wish it on anyone, but it does happen. Mayday is taken from...
Coastwatch News – October 2018 – Liam Mulvin
There is something very special about the first watch. We have our own parking area in the field above the Lookout, and this is a godsend. The field entrance is the only...
Coastwatch News – September 2018 – Malcolm Craven
How Ships Are Born Last time I talked about the distance you can see a big ship on the horizon and how their height meant that you would be able to see...
Coastwatch News – August 2018 – Malcolm Craven
Ships That Don’t Pass In The Night Frequently when I go to bed at night I look out of my window and can see a line of lights down to the south...
Waitrose Boost For National Coastwatch Portscatho
Waitrose Truro have handed over a cheque for £516 to National Coastwatch (NCI) Portscatho. During June 2018, National Coastwatch Portscatho was one of the three charities chosen by Waitrose in Truro. Shoppers...
Coastwatch News – July 2018 – Malcolm Craven
The Most Dangerous Profession? We have had our new windows installed since we opened this season and by the time you read this the official ‘opening ceremony’ will have taken place. Sarah...
Coastwatch News – June 2018 – Malcolm Craven
A Quiet Coastline Does Not Mean Nothing Ever Happened Last Saturday I sat in the Lookout on a clear sunlit day, with no wind and a flat sea. That alone was worth...
Coastwatch News – May 2018 – Malcolm Craven
Natural or Man-Made? Falmouth is one of the world’s largest natural harbours and is steeped in history. A ‘natural harbour’ is one which is large and deep enough to give shelter to...
Coastwatch News – April 2018 – Malcolm Craven
Five and Twenty Ponies Trotting Through the Dark A couple of months back I said that I did not believe that the practice of deliberately luring ships to deaths, or wrecking, ever...