Captain William Gilbert is back with his latest self-published works of fiction, a racy detective trilogy set in the seedy back streets and strip joints of Bangkok.
Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for September 2020. It is a compact introduction to commercial seafaring that all aspiring maritime professionals should read.
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is a powerful historic reminder of navigation and timekeeping. Home to the international measurements of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Prime Meridian (0˚ longitude), the imaginary line that runs from Pole to Pole.
Youngsters in the market for a little career inspiration should look no further than From Oceans to Embassies for its depiction of a rich and varied life at sea with a seamless transition to shore. Gillian charts the course her life has taken with the help of more than 200 stunning photographs.
This comprehensive company history will have a niche audience, but promises rich rewards for connoisseurs of British coastal shipping. As the introductory sections explain, Coast Lines Limited 1913-1975 is the last in a series of four books exploring the companies that would eventually form Coast Lines – ‘the largest and most successful coastal shipping company of the 20th century’.
Andrew Wiltshire’s 2018 volume South Wales Tugs in Colour took the reader on a journey down the Bristol Channel from Newport to Swansea, and now we’re heading back up again with another quirky picture book.
Cargoes : A Celebration of the Sea Through the Pen and the Paintbrush of John Masefield and Kenneth D Shoesmith. Nautilus Telegraph's Book of the Month for March 2020.
Bill Mallalieu was a journalist before going to sea, and his writing experience is put to good use in this pacey, vibrant tale based on his own experiences, full of lively characters and punchy, irreverent dialogue.
Deep in southern latitudes, in a desolate corner of Cumberland Bay on the east coast of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, hard by the rotting quays of the abandoned whaling station of Grytviken and almost within a stone’s throw of the grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton, lie three forsaken steam ships: rusting remnants of our industrial past, unique survivals from a vanished age of steam at sea.