Stockholm Norvik Port container cranes officially named
It raised a smile on my face to read that port cranes would routinely be given a name, rather like giving one’s family car or dog an identity, I suppose.
Sweden’s newest freight port was officially inaugurated recently by His Majesty The King and Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden. On the same day the container cranes were named after Princess Estelle of Sweden and Prince Oscar of Sweden.
So, if you find yourself in the presence of ‘royalty’ cranes Estelle and Oscar at Norvik Port, be sure to nod and behave appropriately!
Man hoping to break record rescued by coastguard Image credit:
Rockall Expedition/@ Rockall2023 via Twitter
The strength of the human spirit never ceases to amaze me and here is yet another fine example of it, although ultimately not successful. An
army veteran who had been hoping to break a world record for living on the barren rock of Rockall was rescued by the coastguard after sending a distress call.
Chris ‘Cam’ Cameron had been attempting to live alone on the uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean for up to 60 days, thus eclipsing the existing record of 45 days. But he made the distress call after 30 days due to declining weather conditions. It was reported that much of Cameron’s equipment had been destroyed by high wind and waves, and that he was almost swept away on several occasions. He had been inhabiting an area on Rockall known as Hall’s Ledge, which measures 1.5 by 4 metres, with only seabirds and marine life for company.
A statement posted by Cameron’s family reads: “We are hugely proud of all his achievements but also that he had the courage to make what must have been a very difficult decision in the face of such dreadful weather.”
Until the next time, Mike Schwarz
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