Telegram to the London Times

UHURU
Steve Powell
Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:29
56:00:00S
67:17.05W

+++++BREAKING NEWS+++++ IT IS REPORTED THAT AT 0842 LOCAL (1142GMT) ON THE 21/1/21 THE GOOD SHIP UHURU ROUNDED THE HORN EAST TO WEST STOP WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS GUSTING THIRTY FIVE KNOTS FROM NE SEAS MODERATE STOP ALL CREW ARE UNDERSTOOD TO BE SAFE AND WELL STOP IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT UHURU IS NOW SCURRYING TOWARDS THE BEAGLE CHANAL TO FIND A SAFE ANCHORAGE STOP SEVERE GALE REPORTED COMING FROM THE NW JUST A FEW HOURS BEHIND THEM STOP MORE TO FOLLOW STOP

REGARDS

“LUCKY CAPTAIN JACK” YOUR SOUTHERN OCEANS CORRESPONDENT


P.S. Those of you of the ‘younger’ persuasion who don’t know what a telegram is; all great endeavours were reported to Queen and Country, “Back in the day”, via telegram.  Google it!!  And if you don’t know who “Lucky Captain Jack” is, you need to improve your reading list.