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Ropes may be necessary at any time.” Mr Andresen also 
supplied the following further information, which was 
written down immediately afterwards by me. 
In 1887 the crews of the “ Dolphin” (or “ Delphin” ?) and 
“Gauntlet” landed. The crew of the former once—and 
“brought off a boat-load of eggs.” The crew of the “Gauntlet,” 
three weeks later, did the same. All the eggs were used 
for food. 
Mr Andresen added, “The species of birds I could not 
make out with any certainty except ‘Mollies’—dark grey 
Mollies—but,” he said decidedly, and more than once, “ there 
is one kind of bird there not found in the Feréerne.” He 
went on to relate, “The fishermen catch many birds on lines 
—using them for food (?) and bait; also in traps set upon 
boards and baited, and floated on the water—such as 
‘Mollies. The fishermen also usually carry two guns in 
each boat, and some a rifle, but the latter only for fun (2.c., 
sport).” Mr Andresen never saw any seals there. Mr 
Andresen believes that the seas break right over the rock 
in winter, and even in spring up to the end of April. His 
boat or boats were there after the lst of May. 
There is a shoal W.N.W. of the rock half a mile, and 
another outside that at 30 fathoms depth. 
Amongst a number of boats with sails set, Mr Andresen 
describes it as almost impossible to distinguish the rock 
from the boats at a distance; and Mr Andresen added, to the 
best of his belief, “There are no surrounding shoals or reefs 
except the above-mentioned.” 
I make no comments upon Mr Andresen’s narrative— 
only to say that it bore every appearance of a reliable 
personal inspection so far, and of his reliable knowledge, 
from fellow-smacksmen, owners, and fishermen in Fvrée. 
He has promised every further help and assistance in his 
power, should his vessels go out again to the bank fisheries 
of Rockall in 1895. 
Later, during another conversation I had with Mr Andresen, 
as we crossed from Great Dimon of the Ferédes towards the 
Orkneys, he mentioned the names of several Grimsby owners 
and curers whose vessels make a practice of visiting the 
