OPINION

A wee dram from a Hebridean whirlpool

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/12/2018

» Readers may recall a recent PostScript which featured the formidable waters of Scotland's Corryvreckan whirlpool, which almost claimed the life of author George Orwell in 1947. The whirlpool is potentially so treacherous that the Royal Navy reportedly classify it as "unnavigable".