Sir, - Your Marine Correspondent (November 28th) referred to the master of LE Aisling as the ship's "skipper". As far as I know the term is applied correctly only to small craft, particularly fishing boats, and in reference to naval craft may even be insulting. The naval service might care to comment.
I believe that calling the vessel "the LE Aisling" also is incorrect. Should it not be Long Eireannach Aisling (or LE Aisling) without the "the"? Again, an expert comment would solve the problem and educate us all. - Yours, etc,
Dun Laoghaire.