Friday, November 29, 2019
Edwin H Gott arrived Duluth 11/29/2019
Edwin H Gott arrived Duluth this evening to load iron pellets.
National Weather Service - Warning!
While impacts will vary across the region, this could be one of the worst storms of the season for Duluth and parts of the north and south shores. Make sure you are prepared to be stuck at home all weekend - travel Saturday night will be very dangerous if not impossible.
Seafarer's Prayer
With one of the most dangerous and cold months on Lake Superior now upon us, I thought I might repost this from a few years back.
Seafarer's Prayer
My Great Grandfather was an Icelandic itinerant preacher who visited small fishing villages in Iceland during the 1880’s before immigrating to Manitoba Canada in 1893. He brought new safety programs and rescue equipment to the Icelandic fishing villages along with the message of the Gospel.
He wrote this Seafarer’s prayer which was much used by the fishermen of the day. I think it still applies today, maybe even more so!
Seafarer's Prayer - Rev. Oddur Vigfus Gislason
In the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit:
Almighty and Merciful God. I thank Thee for Thy Great protection and mercy, that You have given me life and health so that I am in a condition to seek work in the sweat of my brow. Oh, my Lord and my God, when I now fare forth out to the fish grounds and feel my impotence and the weakness of my boat in meeting the forces of the mighty elements, then I do lift up Thee my eyes of trust and hope and beseech You, in Jesus’ name, to lead us with good fortune out on the deep, to bless us in our quest for a good catch, to protect us, that we may again reach the shore safely, and come back to our loved ones, after we have gathered many provisions that You have in Your goodness, seen fit to afford us.
Bless our loved ones and give us that we may be reunited with them in joy and safety, for the sake of the Holy Spirit; we give You all our laud and thanks, and worship. Oh, Lord, give us all good fortune - to the ship and to the men - in Jesus name. Amen.
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| Bringing in the Herring - "Made in Iceland" book |
Blizzard Warning and Gale Warnings Posted!
BLIZZARD WARNING
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
12 to 20 inches, except 16 to 24 inches for the higher terrain
of the North Shore. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
Visibility will frequently drop below a quarter of a mile.
Gale Warning
WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING...Expect sustained winds of up to 33 knots from the east, with gusts up to 42 knots. The largest expected significant waves will be 14 feet with a maximum wave height of up to 20 feet possible. * TIMING...The maximum winds are expected around 10 PM EST Saturday with the largest waves expected around 7 AM EST Sunday.
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