cappy shipwrecked on chicken rock isle of man

[thomas michael]

further important imformation to follow regarding the above,
tom

[Graham Shaw]

Only a little fart really-I mean the Chicken Rock-not Cappy!
Look closely in that lamp room you can see a silhouette of him-always likes to be in the limelight,or should I say lamplight- boom boom !

This photo available on E-Bay for 3/9d. (18.5 p)

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[Keith Adams]

Over 60 odd years ago since I sailed close to I.O.M. Calf of Mann lighthouse. So close in fact we were warned off in daylight by the Boom Boom from the keeper. Had a lot of spare time as had departed Liverpool on early tide — even took a turn around Belfast Lough. Old man on the “E of Britain” gave the passengers a little sightseeing tour on our way to Montreal. Apparently he spent a lot of time in the Irish Sea during WW2 so was very familiar with the underwater rock formations. Me, not so sure and was busy taking and laying down bearings on a real chart as fast as i could just to satisfy myself we were going to be okay. As an AB on Container ships in recent times i did not care for the over reliance on computer generated charts or Auto Pilot in coastal waters. However, i did like ship ID and the ease of speaking with a closing vessel to agree on what we intended. No more trying to raise them on the Aldis Lamp or rousing Sparks to make contact first. Of course, the Chinese vessels i came across never altered course for anyone, even when Rules said they should. Think they were under some orders from on high.