Coll 30/114 'Proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎487r] (973/1203)

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LETTER OP PROCEEDINGS.
Period 2nd - 17th February 1935*
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THURSDAY, 7th FEBRUARY . At T'unb .
H.M.S. ^SHOREHAM” arrived at 0330 and left at 0545,
taking Lieutenant Jowitt and leaving Hussein of Basidu.
A dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. (referred to as * Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. A” in enclosure) arrived
at 0800 and anchored on East side of the Island. She was boarded
but had nothing of interest to report.
FRIDAY. 8 th FEBRUARY. At Tunb .
We weighed at 1030 to intercept the "Up slow” mail and
seeing a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. approaching from the North-West we stopped and
boarded her about two miles from the Island. ( Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , B* in
enclosure). There was nothing of interest on board the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
beyond the fact that she was taking 20 passengers evading
conscription from Persia to the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . She subsequently
anchored on the West (lee) side of the Island*
The mail steamer was then closed and one rating, mails,
and provisions were collected.
Meanwhile another Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was seen to be approaching Tunb
from the North, and as it anchored on the West (lee) side of the
Island we anchored there and boarded it. ( Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. ’C' in enclosure).
Later we moved round to the South side of the Island
and anchored there.
That night the wind got up from the North-East and
blew hard.
SATURDAY. 9th FEBRUARY . At Tunb .
The North-Easterly wind continued all the forenoon then
veered to the South for two hours, after which it veered to the
West for about an hour and finally veered quickly again to the
North East, from which direction is eventually blew itself out
in the night.
SUNDAY. 10th FEBRUARY . At Tunb .
The Nakhoda of M Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. C” came on board in a shore boat to
say that when the wind went round to the West the previous day,
he and " Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. B" found themselves on a lee shore.
He weighed and got clear but " Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. B" was too late and
was driven ashore, becoming a total wreck but without loss of life.
" Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. C" appeared to have had a pretty bad time and lost
most of his sail. As he was employed by the Clerk in Charge,
Henjam, he was given some rope and food to make good defects, and
was advanced Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 25 which he wanted to buy the sail salved from
" Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. B", He subsequently made good defects and left for
Henjam that evening.
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TUESDAY. 12th FEBRUARY . At Tunb .
The Nakhoda and one passenger from " Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. B" and the
acting headman of the village were brought off in the forenoon for
me to enquire into the condition of the shipwrecked people and the
prospects of removing them from the Island.
The presence of 29 Persians, evading the law of their
land, was extremely undesirable in Tunb at the time.
The