Royal Charter (ship) by some passengers, though not confirmed, that the master, Captain Thomas Taylor, was advised to put into Holyhead harbour for shelter. He decided to continue on to Liverpool however. Off Point Lynas the "Royal Charter" tried to pick up the Liverpool pilot, but the wind had now risen to Storm force 10 on the Beaufort scale and the rapidly rising sea made this impossible. During the night of 25/26 October the wind rose to Hurricane force 12 on the Beaufort Scale in what became known as the "Royal Charter gale". As the wind rose its direction changed from E to
Equate Scotland Equate Scotland Equate Scotland is an organisation established to promote and encourage the advancement of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment. It is based at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. Equate began in 2006 as the "Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science Engineering and Technology" and was the delivery agent in Scotland for the former "UK Resource Centre for Women in Science Engineering and Technology" [UKRC]. When the UKRC's contract with the UK Government expired in 2012, the Scottish Government agreed to fund the Scottish organisation. In 2014, the Scottish Resource Centre was re-branded to "Equate