dirty-weather-boat

dirty a [This ghost ship has been seen at close range by only two or three of the residents of the island]".although all of the fishermen in the area of Flat Island has seen it many times during his lifetiime. What they see, and refer to as the dirty-weather-boat is a red light which 'ride...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21397
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Summary:dirty a [This ghost ship has been seen at close range by only two or three of the residents of the island]".although all of the fishermen in the area of Flat Island has seen it many times during his lifetiime. What they see, and refer to as the dirty-weather-boat is a red light which 'rides' or (precedes) dirty weather. The light appears to be about 10 feet above water, seemingly on the mast head of a ship." G.M.Story JAN 1973 JH JAN 1973 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used CLEAN, SLUBBY, CROOKED Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 11 Feb 2015