On board Silurian

Crew of the SilurianSilurian is HWDTs research and education vessel.

Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll island primary and secondary schools.

Read the log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot!  To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere, click here.

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Wednesday 28th may 2008

Anchorage: Loch Moidart, Ardnamurchan

Position: 56° 47.2’ N, 05° 49.5’ W

Distance Travelled: 45 nm

By the time of writing this, all the authors had drunk half to a full bottle of wine each…

Today, unfortunately, we didn’t see a great deal (Editors Note: Gemma & Kate saw seals). Overcast skies and choppy seas didn’t make for great sightings conditions but today was filled with tiny successes. Gareth managed to fit 3 rich tea biscuits in his mouth in one go... but couldn’t talk while trying to eat said 3 biscuits. Meanwhile Kat managed to name only 3 of 5 vowels….but ultimately failed to figure out what histrionics is…the study of historic electronics. Cormac’s middle name was revealed as Gemma….no wait, Graham. Also of note, a cracking Highlanders Hotpot was knocked up by Tamara, Steve, Gemma and Christian and enjoyed by all. Tonight we anchor (we hope) in Loch Moidart with just the short journey back to Tobermory tomorrow. Hopefully a few whales to bring us home…

Bizarrely, the trip was summed up by the crew in the following words:

CREEEEEEL!!!! Like, totally! HAALLO! DEET. Naan. Funkytown! CREEEEEL!!

All the Volunteers


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