Thursday 16 January 2014

The Spurn lightship and the Humber

The Humber sit on Hull's door step but how well do you know here?

A few facts
1 she drains a 20% of England's land mass
2 She is the most ship river in England home to 3 ports
3 The most dangerous river in Uk and one of the most in the world
4 Home to the longest single span supension bridge in Britain once the world  (5th I think now)

In the day gone by before sonar and the like the Humber was home to several manned lightships The Spurn among them.
These ship have no engine and remained anchored in one place. Providing light at hazards just like lighthouse just floating.She was in service for about 50 years and by Trinity House.

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