How is distance calculated in sea?
The fixed relationship between distance, speed and time helps sailors calculate the distance the vessel expected to travel in a given time. The formula being used by sailors is 60 x D = S x T which is expressed as 60D = ST.
How do you calculate sea?
Your sea service is calculated by counting up all your individual working days. For example, if you have served 27 days on a voyage and 30 days on another, your combined sea service is 57 days This can be converted to months and days by dividing by 30 which is considered to be one month.
What is the closest point between Ireland and Scotland?
North Antrim Coast
What is the closest point between Wales and Ireland?
What is the shortest distance between Wales and Ireland? – Quora. Llyn Peninsula (Wales) and Wicklow Head (Ireland) – 27 nautical miles.
Are there sharks in the Irish Sea?
Thirty-five species of sharks have been recorded in Irish waters, including the blue shark, porbeagle shark, lesser spotted dogfish and the second-largest shark in the world, the basking shark.
Is Scotland closer to Ireland or England?
There is huge variation within each country. Overall I’d say Scotland is closer to England than the Republic of Ireland because both are Protestant (I mean culturally). A plumber from Glasgow would probably have more in common with a plumber from Newcastle than a plumber from the west coast of Ireland.
Can you see Scotland from Ireland?
The distance between the two shores is approximately 12 miles (19 km) at its closest point, and thus it is possible to see across in clear weather conditions.
How do I get from Scotland to Ireland?
There are 2 ferry routes operating between Scotland and Northern Ireland offering you combined total of 84 sailings per week. P&O Irish Sea operates 1 route, Cairnryan to Larne which runs 7 times daily. Stena Line operates 1 route, Cairnryan to Belfast which runs 5 times daily.
Is Ireland far from Scotland?
If you look at a map of the British Isles, you will see that Ireland and Scotland are only a short distance apart, as little as 12 miles at one point. While both countries have much in common, each is unique in temperament, landscape, and charm.
Is there a train from Scotland to Ireland?
Every train trip from Edinburgh to Dublin requires at least one change, usually two, on the way to Holyhead to connect with the ferry across the Irish Sea. The shortest total duration for the journey is around 7 hours and 30 minutes, although on average the trip will take around 10 hours and 30 minutes.
How long is the ferry ride from Scotland to Ireland?
around 2 hours 15 minutes
How deep is the Irish Sea between Scotland and Ireland?
Its total area is approximately 40,000 square miles (100,000 square km). Its greatest depth measures about 576 feet (175 m) at the Mull of Galloway, near the sea’s junction with the North Channel.
Could a bridge be built between Scotland and Ireland?
The Irish Sea Bridge, sometimes called the Celtic Crossing by the media, is a rail and road bridge that is under proposal by the UK government, that would span the Irish Sea and connect the island of Ireland to the island of Great Britain. It is one of a number of such proposed fixed sea links across the British Isles.
Is the Irish Sea dangerous?
The bay is open to the NE winds and its shifting sands are still a menace’. (Things have changed a bit since then as far as the ships are concerned, but the sea is still as dangerous as it was in the old days).
Why is the Irish Sea Brown?
Its now the cleanest it has been in years after £millions spent and with loads of different sea creatures returning yet it is still brown. The colour is because of the silt/sand underneath and the strong currents…