Blimey, I felt sure that we had bombed the place in the war but I never realised we bombed it again in 1947! Thanks for that, Hannah.
Heligoland is also a great Massive Attack album. And although Erskine Childer's terrific 'Riddle of the Sands' is set on the Frisian islands, I imagine that's what Heligoland would have been like then.
"one-off waves which appear out of nowhere". This suggests that a rogue wave might arise in calm sea. The Draupner wave was twice the height of the other waves as are other recognised rogue waves.
I knew that Heligoland had changed hands. Thank you for more background on that event.
I think it’s one of the great North Sea books.
Thanks for reading, Mark! I also have another piece on Heligoland from earlier in the year in case you haven't seen that: https://northseanexus.substack.com/p/the-view-from-heligoland
It's certainly a place with a fascinating history. One day I will have to finally visit...
Blimey, I felt sure that we had bombed the place in the war but I never realised we bombed it again in 1947! Thanks for that, Hannah.
Heligoland is also a great Massive Attack album. And although Erskine Childer's terrific 'Riddle of the Sands' is set on the Frisian islands, I imagine that's what Heligoland would have been like then.
Yes, it's a wild story.
I hadn't heard of Riddle of the Sands but it's now firmly on my to-read list. Thanks!
"one-off waves which appear out of nowhere". This suggests that a rogue wave might arise in calm sea. The Draupner wave was twice the height of the other waves as are other recognised rogue waves.