Shipping Forecast
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The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Ma
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Robert FitzRoy circa 1850
Icing can be a dangerous problem for ships; accurate forecasting can save lives by ensuring crews are prepared
Fastnet Lighthouse
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The Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54-metre-tall lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the eastern reaches of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of the island of Ireland, and lies
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…Plymouth (port) 17 Biscay Bay of Biscay 18 Trafalgar Cape Trafalgar 19 FitzRoy After Robert FitzRoy 20 Sole Sole Bank 21 Lundy Lundy (island) 22 Fastnet Fastnet Rock 23 Irish Sea Irish Sea 24 Shannon Shannon Estuary 25 Rockall Rockall (islet) / Rockall Basin 26 Malin Malin Head 27 Hebrides Hebrides (archipelago) 28…
The second lighthouse on Fastnet Rock. The lower portion of the first lighthouse is also visible at right.
Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, Cork
Dovetail granite is evident during early foundation construction in this photograph, published in Scientific American.
Fastnet Rock and lighthouse.