BOLERIUM by GARAGELAND

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 04, 2011

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Land's End is the most westerly point of Cornwall and mainland Great Britain. Land's End is the subject of enormous storms. Romans called it "Bolerium", the seat of storms, and the old Cornish name is "Penn-an-Wlas", end of the land. On 22 March 2003, RMS Mülheim was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Lubeck, Germany transporting 2,200 tonnes of scrap car plastic. The ship ran aground at approximately 0500 GMT in Gamper Bay, between Land's End and Sennen Cove, during which time there was "moderate visibility and fog patches". On investigation, it was discovered that the chief officer who had been on watch at the time had caught his trousers in the lever of his chair when trying to get up, causing him to fall and rendering him unconscious. (AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU´LL BELIEVE ANYTHING) By the time he regained consciousness, RMS Mulheim was already bearing down on the shoreline. Although the Sennen Lifeboat and Land's End Coastguard Cliff Team were able to reach the wreck quickly, the six man Polish crew of the vessel were airlifted to safety by a search and rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. The members of the crew were treated for shock at the Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station. Have a nice day. Not much time for commenting because my new job leaves me with little leasure time at the moment.

Comments (19)

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Juliette.Gribnau

4:09AM | Tue, 04 October 2011

impressive shot

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durleybeachbum

4:14AM | Tue, 04 October 2011

Superb shot!

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odile

4:17AM | Tue, 04 October 2011

It looks so much like Britanny, on the other side of the sea! In Breton language it's called " Penn ar Bed " The End of the World ! Great shot!

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Crabbycabby

4:24AM | Tue, 04 October 2011

Fantastic shot. Great narrative.

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blinkings

5:13AM | Tue, 04 October 2011

I wonder if 'caught his trousers in the lever of his chair when trying to get up, causing him to fall and rendering him unconscious' is merchant marine code for drunk!!!!!! Excellent post.