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Re: Malta map (Q: Saint-Michel engine?)

From: Peter Harold <haroldmania~at~yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 08:13:16 +0200 (CEST)
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Thanks Ian and Zvi!

Ian mention the repairs of the yacht Saint-Michel.
What was the damage?
I have also indications in Lottman's book that
"Saint-Michel" had problems with the engine when it
arrived to Alger (or Tanger; I don't really remember
for the moment). I would like to know more about this
engine. Was it a steam-machine with oil-burner or
coal-burner?

Best regards
Peter Harold

--- Ian Thompson <ithompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk> skrev:

> Zvi has kindly archived my map of Malta to accompany
> the two postings that I put on the Forum recently.
> The map shows Il Prajet Bay where Verne anchored for
> safety from the easterly gale and put Paul and
> Maurice ashore less than three kilometres from
> Mellieha where they were arrested and held in the
> police station. The bay is the same one mentioned in
> Mathias Sandorf which Antekirt describes as
> resembling Fingal's Cave (Le Rayon Vert) in
> Scotland. Although Verne (and Antékirtt) refers to
> it as Mellieha Bay, this is incorrect.Mellieha Bay
> is a broad open bay with no resemblance to Fingal's
> Cave and would have offered no protection from the
> easterly wind. Il Prajet is the narrow creek from
> which Luigi Ferrato sails to the rescue of Antékirtt
> (having taken refuge there himself) and then pilots
> him through the North Comino Channel and on to
> Valetta...the same route followed by Verne after
> having had to abandon Paul due to a change in the
> wind which would have forced the St Michel III on to
> the rocks. Whereas Antékirtt is guided from Il
> Prajet to Valetta, Verne is not guided into that
> port until a pilot boards the St M. off Valetta
> where repairs are carried out to the yacht.
> Ian Thompson
Received on Fri 07 Oct 2005 - 09:14:16 IDT

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