Thank you Brian, Yes I know fog being from Liverpool. Was not sure, with the instruments aboard a ship, whether a ship could safely enter/exit a harbour without problems. Ship A-hoy! Thanks kindly, Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Loughnan" <bloughnan@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: <hampshire@rootsweb.com>; "Hampshire-L" <Hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] HMS AQUITANIA At 11:06 AM 18/09/2009 -0400, liverpud wrote: >it was said that the ship was delayed (a day or so) due to fog. Was that >really a possibility and does that happen today? Edna, It was very much a possibility. Fog is common in this part of the Atlantic. In May and June it can be foggy everyday off shore here. In a busy sea lane, especially in 1948, ships had to slow down considerably. I remember when passing through the English Channel back in the fifties the the fog was so thick the Captain decided to drop the hook. We could hear fog horns and ships bells all around us. When morning came and the fog cleared away, there were ships anchored everywhere. It would have been foolhardy, if not impossible, to navigate through the Channel under those conditions. Cheers, Brian L. For FREE online parish register transcriptions and other information visit www.knightroots.co.uk. Please trim ALL messages to a minimum & remove the footer as this is added automatically at the end of all messages. Thanks To subscribe or unsubscribe please send a message to hampshire-request@rootsweb.com with the appropriate subject header.Thanks ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message