Yorkshire Coast
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Coastguard - William Milner
Thanks go to Alan Sutton who sent us this research on his 4th great-grandfather, William Milner, who was stationed at Scarborough from 1821 to 1826. The attached outlines of his career (which ended in Ireland in 1846) e...
Maritime Careers Week 2020
12th to 18th October 2020
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First hand account of working in offshore wind farming by Scarborough's Matt News...
Seaweed Farming
Here on the Yorkshire Coast, SeaGrown is developing an exciting new marine industry for the UK. With support from the Coastal Communities Fund we are establishing a seaweed farm in the clean, cold, open waters of the North Sea.
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Thor the walrus
Thor the walrus visited Scarborough on new year's eve 2022. It caused disruption to the fireworks and he became a large tourist attraction for a few days. After he had rested he moved north and has been spotted in several ...
Weather in the Channel
From The Principal Winds & Currents of the Globe
By Captain R. Jackson, R.N.
Published in 1904
English Channel
The prevailing winds are westerly, and gales from that direction are felt in all seasons, but...
Wind Farm Work
This article was written by Matt Newsome from Scarborough, a young person working as a deckhand on offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels, with Mainprize Offshore Ltd, since 2015.
My official job description is a...
