AN OCEAN CURRENT.
STATIONARY MASS OF SEAWEED. An unusual phenomenon was seeii from the White Star liner Euripides, which reached {Southampton from Australia and South Africa on October 3rd. When the liner was on its way up the west coast of Africa and was crossing the Southern Equatorial Current, it was noticed that the southern edge of the stream was stationary, while the main stream was travelling - at a steady three knots.
The edge of the current was piled up with a mass of seaweed and other ocean algae, which showed no sign of movement. In the vicinity were thousands of flying fish. * i Sir Frank Dyson, the Astronomer Royal, who was one of the passengers, i witnessed the phenomenon with great j interest, and said it was an exceedingly beautiful sight. He would never have believed it had he not seen it.
Captain H. Bowan, the commander said he had crossed the Stream on many occasions but he had never seen anything like it before.
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Shannon News, 29 November 1929, Page 3
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166AN OCEAN CURRENT. Shannon News, 29 November 1929, Page 3
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