Day Three
"At 0100 the stern light was found to be flickering but little could be done in the dark.
0600 All well, rolling and pitching to a long Westerly swell, fine and clear. The Cape Roca Light was seen abeam to starboard and the Portuguese coast was now lay to the east as Galatea and Wallasey now progressed northwards.
At 38°46' N and 9°29'W, the Cabo da Roca Lighthouse is a beacon/lighthouse 165 metres (541 ft.) above the Atlantic Ocean, on Portugal's and continental Europe's most westerly extent, lying about 22 miles west of Lisbon.
By the 12.00 Noon, with the noonday sighting taken, Wallasey and Galatea were at Position 39° 22'N; 09° 45' W. Conditions were recorded as all well and the vessels were pitching and rolling easily, and the rounds every hour to check safety and the ship, including the remaining items below, were satisfactory and found no problems. The mantle had been replaced in the stern light and it was now operating well.
12.00-1600 the log records that there was occasional heavy rolling and pitching, meaning it was probably not as comfortable as could be desired. The tow had been lengthened when the vessels entered open water and the tug now lay 1/4 ml ahead on a long line. Seen from the decks of Galatea this must have been quite distant but well within radio and VHF range between the two."
The logbook of Captain Alistair Miller
Edits by Elizabeth Allen
Image courtesy - Adrian, Acediscovery via Flickr