Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
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Four miles off Deal, shifting sandbanks turn familiar waters into a danger for passing ships. Thomas Stanley Treanor describes this coastline through accounts of lifeboat rescues and the men who carried them out. Writing as a chaplain and lifeboat institution secretary, he draws on years of contact with the boatmen of Deal, Walmer and Kingsdown. His opening explains the Goodwin Sands, the anchorage of the Downs and the narrow channels whose depths change with the weather.
The rescue narratives bring that geography into immediate focus. In one account, coxswain Jarvist Arnold repeatedly returns to a stranded vessel while fresh crews replace exhausted men, with snow and freezing spray adding to the difficulty. Ropes, lifeboat handling and decisions made beside a damaged ship receive close attention.
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- Author
- Thomas Stanley Treanor
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 83
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
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