In Pure Spirit

For open minds

  • Brains
  • Peculiar
  • Beliefs
  • Places
  • Meanings
  • Gaia
  • About

The Super Moon strands five ships

March 21, 2011 by Andrew 1 Comment

The Super Moon on the 19th of March, when the Moon was the closest it has been to the Earth for 19 years, is likely to have caused a series of nautical accidents off the coast of the United Kingdom.

The moon effects tides and in the Solent, between the Isle of Wight and the Hampshire coast sandbanks that are normally covered by the sea where uncovered and became a danger to shipping. The Daily Mail reports that coastguards at the Isle of Wight had to deal with five ships in distress.

The stranded ships included a 25 foot yacht and a 2,900 tonne cargo ship. A coastguard told the newspaper;

We checked them all and there were no injuries, just some surprise at being caught out like this. Blame it on the Moon.

This photograph by Peter Pearson shows The Needles on the Isle of Wight.

In Pure Spirit

Did you experience anything odd during the Super Moon? Let us know in the comment section below.

Search

Trending

Myths and meanings of the Harvest Moon
The meaning of itches and their omens
The meaning of September
The meaning of October

Join us

Join us

In Pure Spirit via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,006 other subscribers.

Disclosure

This blog discusses ideas and causes. Urban myth, science and faith combine here. So do editorials and technology; In Pure Spirit uses affiliate marketing and some links might earn us money. You can read more about that here.

Policies

  • Contact us
  • Privacy
  • How we earn money
  • Writing about belief

Member of The Internet Defence League

Copyright © 2023 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...