{"id":2994,"date":"2014-02-18T11:45:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T11:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovesail.com\/ls-news\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:22:31","slug":"shipping-forecast-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/shipping-forecast-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Forecast History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Shipping Forecast and the wreck of the <em>Royal Charter<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"482\">If you\u2019re a keen sailor, you\u2019ll know all about the Shipping Forecast. But do you know how it came into being? Its origins are steeped in a dramatic maritime story, one of gold, misfortune, and shipwreck, that helped shape modern weather forecasting.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"1005\">The <em data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"503\">Royal Charter<\/em> was constructed in 1855, the first of a new class of steam clipper. She was also the first iron-hulled clipper to carry auxiliary steam engines, used when the winds were weak or unfavourable. Known as one of the fastest ships of her day, completing the Liverpool-to-Melbourne voyage in under 60 days, she mainly carried emigrants bound for the new Australian colonies. During the 1850s <strong>Australian gold rush<\/strong>, she ferried miners and fortune-seekers back and forth, often with her hold laden with gold.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1311\">In October 1859, the <em data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1043\">Royal Charter<\/em> was homeward bound to Liverpool from Melbourne. On board were about 370 passengers (many successful <strong>gold miners<\/strong>), a crew of 112, and several company employees. She carried \u00a3322,000 in gold in her hold (worth around \u00a350 million today), and many passengers had more gold sewn into belts and clothing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1823\">As she reached the coast of Anglesey, fierce easterly and north-easterly winds began battering the Welsh shoreline. Captain Thomas Taylor was advised to seek shelter in Holyhead but pressed on toward Liverpool. At Point Lynas, he tried to pick up a pilot, but the <strong>pilot boat<\/strong> couldn\u2019t reach the ship. With winds now at storm force 10, the <em data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1666\">Royal Charter<\/em> dropped anchor, only for both chains to fail. Her engines could make no headway against hurricane-force winds, and she was driven helplessly toward land.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"2089\">She grounded briefly on a sandbank, but in the early hours of 26 October, the rising tide lifted her off again, dashing her onto the rocks near Moelfre. Only 39 people survived. Many who perished were said to have drowned under the weight of the gold they carried.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2568\">The disaster shocked Britain. A new department had already been set up that year to collect and analyse weather data at sea. Vice Admiral <strong data-start=\"2229\" data-end=\"2247\">Robert FitzRoy<\/strong>, a pioneering meteorologist and former captain of HMS <em data-start=\"2302\" data-end=\"2310\">Beagle<\/em> (on which Charles Darwin sailed), was then serving as Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade, the forerunner to today\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2452\">Met Office<\/strong>. FitzRoy had installed barometers at ports around the coast to help sailors read the pressure before setting out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2922\">After the <em data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2595\">Royal Charter<\/em> tragedy, he began developing charts that could <em data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"2652\">predict<\/em> weather, the world\u2019s first systematic weather forecasts. In 1861, FitzRoy launched a <strong data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2764\">storm-warning service<\/strong> sent via telegraph to ports around Britain. This became the very first <strong data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2857\">Shipping Forecast<\/strong>, and, except during wartime, it has been broadcast ever since.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"3146\">Today, the Shipping Forecast is produced by the <strong data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"2986\">Met Office<\/strong> on behalf of the <strong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3038\">Maritime and Coastguard Agency<\/strong> and broadcast by <strong data-start=\"3056\" data-end=\"3071\">BBC Radio 4<\/strong>, which in 2025 celebrates <strong data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3143\">100 years of Shipping Forecast broadcasts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3495\">It airs four times daily (GMT\/BST): 0048 (FM &amp; LW), 0520 (FM &amp; LW), 1201 (LW), and 1754 (FM &amp; LW during the weekend and LW only during weekdays). Each live broadcast reports on weather and sea conditions across 31 sea areas surrounding the British Isles.<br data-start=\"3345\" data-end=\"3348\" \/>You can listen to the Shipping Forecast on <strong data-start=\"3391\" data-end=\"3406\">BBC Radio 4<\/strong>, found on <strong data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3433\">FM 92\u201395 MHz<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3449\">LW 198 kHz<\/strong>, and on <strong data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3472\">BBC Sounds<\/strong> online or via the app.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3497\" data-end=\"3739\">Always beginning with Viking and moving clockwise, the Shipping Forecast has become a beloved part of British culture. Its calm, rhythmic delivery has lulled generations of listeners to sleep, whether they\u2019re sailors or landlocked dreamers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3741\" data-end=\"3865\">Broadcaster <strong data-start=\"3753\" data-end=\"3767\">Zeb Soanes<\/strong>, one of the familiar voices of the BBC\u2019s Shipping Forecast, once summed up its enduring appeal:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"4155\">\n<p data-start=\"3869\" data-end=\"4155\">\u201cTo the non-nautical, it is a nightly litany of the sea. It reinforces a sense of being islanders with a proud seafaring past. Whilst the listener is safely tucked up in their bed, they can imagine small fishing boats bobbing about at Plymouth or 170 ft waves crashing against Rockall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"544\">In recent years, a podcast version called <strong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"380\"><em data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"378\">The Sleeping Forecast<\/em><\/strong> has emerged, pairing selected excerpts of the Shipping Forecast with ambient and classical music to create a soothing soundscape ideal for drifting off to sleep.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"811\">You can find <em data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"590\">The Sleeping Forecast podcast<\/em> on the <strong data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"627\">BBC Sounds app or website<\/strong> (just search for \u201cThe Sleeping Forecast.\u201d). It\u2019s also available on <strong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"712\">Apple Podcasts<\/strong> (under BBC Radio 4 programmes), <strong data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"756\">Spotify<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"774\">Amazon Music<\/strong>, and most other podcast platforms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"982\">Each episode features the familiar Shipping Forecast, read by BBC presenters and accompanied by gentle ambient or classical music &#8211; perfect for a calm night\u2019s listening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4276\">&#8220;And now the Shipping Forecast, issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, at 0048 today\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\">BBC Weather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Articles: <a title=\"hms beagle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/hms-beagle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HMS Beagle<\/a>, <a title=\"robert fitzroy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/robert-fitzroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Fitzroy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/sailing-word-search\/new-logo-2025-main\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-logo-2025-Main.jpg?fit=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,70\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new logo 2025 Main\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-logo-2025-Main.jpg?fit=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lovesail.com\/ls-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-logo-2025-Main.jpg?resize=300%2C70&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"lovesail\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovesail.com\">Lovesail.com<\/a> is a friendly global sailing community where sailing enthusiasts meet for dating, friendships and sailing trips.\u00a0 Join today to meet with like-minded singles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shipping Forecast and the wreck of the Royal Charter If you\u2019re a keen sailor, you\u2019ll know all about the Shipping Forecast. 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