Long foretold, long last,
Short notice soon past.”
The flight of the sea gull is also an indication of the weather.
“The wind will blow hard when the gull comes ashore.”
“Sea gull, sea gull, sit on the sand,
It’s never good weather when you’re on the land.”
RULES OF THE ROAD AT SEA
Rules of the Road at Sea
THE rules governing the direction which ships may take at sea are very clearly defined by the international laws of all maritime countries, and when violated by masters of either steam or sailing vessels, are very drastically punished. If a collision occurs by disregarding the rule of the road at sea, the ship so doing is held responsible for all damage, and in case, as it sometimes happens, lives are sacrificed, the master of the ship at fault is tried before the court of the country in whose jurisdiction the casualty happens for manslaughter, and punished as a common criminal. For these reasons, “Rules of the Road” as they are termed, are strictly followed by most navigators.