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The Mersey Bar Lightship
The Mersey Bar lightship 'Planet' in Canning Dock. When in service from 1961 to 1972, it used to mark the start of the shipping lane into the Mersey out past the Mersey Bar sandbanks and was the first indication that returning sailors had of their approach to Liverpool. From 1972 to 1983, it was moved to the English Channel, off Guernsey. It was the last manned lightship in UK waters, with a crew of seven on two week shifts.
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The Gateway To The Atlantic
"I am the warm hello and the sad farewell,
I am the path to glory and the road to hell,
I am the gull on the wing and the salt in the air,
I am the night patrol and the morning prayer,
I am the port register, read the names with pride,
I am the thickening fog and the quickening tide,
I am the ferryboat, the slaver, the man-o-war,
I am the keeper of the quays, welcome ashore,
I am the gateway to the Atlantic."
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