Safety at sea 400 years after the Mayflower set sail

 #Mayflower400 🚢 Life at sea is safer than ever.

 Departments across the Maritime and Coastguard Agency work hard to prevent loss of life on the coast and at sea. We produce legislation and guidance on maritime matters, provide certification to seafarers, carry out inspections and take action against those putting lives at risk at sea.  And HM Coastguard is always ready to rescue those in need at the coast or at sea. 

 But it was a different story 400 years ago when the Mayflower set sail on her pioneering voyage.

The ship left Plymouth on September 16th 1620 with up to 30 crew and 102 passengers onboard.

Conditions were treacherous and it took 66 days to cross the Atlantic – a grueling couple of months for those onboard in conditions so bad that sails often couldn’t be used, so the ship simply drifted. Rough ships nearly shipwrecked the Mayflower as it neared the end of its journey.

Four centuries after the ship set sail, Mayflower 400 UK is commemorating the ship’s sailing from England to America and project and events are taking place nationally and internationally. Find out more https://www.mayflower400uk.org/about/about-mayflower-400/

Mayflower Steps, Plymouth


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