In the winter sunshine yesterday, it was the calm after the storm. (Daily Mail Tuesday 5th February 2008) Locals wandered in wonder round the ferry Riverdance, stranded on a beach in Lancashire, while others walked their dogs as usual or played football as if it didn't exist.
Trucks on the deck can be seen listing at a perilous angle, much of their cargo already spilled, and the onlookers underneath looked as if they might be in danger if anything-else were suddenly to shift.
The serenity surrounding the ship belies the chaotic journey it has gone through in the past few days