Saturday 28th April 2001 – 9.22am
A bright clear morning, confounding the forecasts on the news for rain. Who knows later? This week, bad rainy starts have been met by good sunny ends and vice-versa, so perhaps the overall prognosis should be bad. On the Walney slipway HM Coastguard is launching what looks like a small green inflatable, while landward a group of men in waterproofs and fluoros are standing about by the Dock Museum inlet, planning something.