No. 395 February 2023

February 2023

Front cover

A solar-powered light vessel under tow to her mooring position at Seven Stones. See the Seven Stones Lightship article.

Photo by Anthony Lane

Contents

FEATURES

MEMORABLE SHIPS – Groote Beer, Waterman and Zuiderkruis

THE SEVEN STONES LIGHTSHIP – Still guarding Cornwall’s notorious reef

80 YEARS AGO – British Merchant Ships lost in February 1943

DOUGLAS SS CO. LTD. – Also known as S.T. Williamson & Inch SS Co.

TWO BISCUITS, WHAT A MAN! – Frank Coutts Hendry – Sailor, Soldier, Artist & Author

A WORKING LIFE IN THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME INDUSTRY – A Very Ordinary Seaman

THE LIZZIE MAY – KATHLEEN & MAY

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ARTIST – Everards around the Coast – Part Four

PORT OF CALL – Palm Beach

FORGOTTEN FLEETS – Moore-McCormack Lines

 

REGULARS

NEWS REPORT – The latest news from around the world

CRUISE NEWS – Disney goes global, MSC latest

FERRY NEWS – Brittany Ferries positive, Sandbanks Ferry accident

NEWBUILD OF THE MONTH – Hagland Pioneer

PHOTO OF THE MONTH – Lerwick 2022