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Re Navigation by Soundings.
From: N S Gurnell
Date: 2009 Dec 23, 17:20 -0800
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From: N S Gurnell
Date: 2009 Dec 23, 17:20 -0800
Seventy to eighty years ago, coal burning Hull and Grimsby (UK) steam trawlers, en route to and from the Iceland and Greenland fishing grounds would take a cast of the deep sea lead. They would inspect the stuff brought up by the tallow in the arming hole. If it came up cinders they knew they were on the right track. Cheers, nsg.
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