Day Eight
"0600 Vessel passing through an area of tide rips
12.00 Noon off the SW of the Isle of Man. 53° 42' N; 05° 23' W.
The vessel moving easily to slight following sea and swell. All in order. General tidying duties carried out on deck and all good below. Adequate food and water remaining.
1940 Vessel moving easily to slight following sea and swell. The Smalls Light seen 3 points off the starboard bow. This Lighthouse, built in 1861, is on a set of rocks 20 miles west of the Marloes Peninsula, Pembrokeshire and is one of the most remote operated by Trinity House.
2359 All Well. Moving easily, wind SW Force 2"
The logbook of Captain Alistair Miller
Edits by Elizabeth Allen
Image courtesy Miller Family - Charlie MacIntyre, Murray Scrimgeour and Alistair Miller pictured on Glenlee in 1999