But it was a losing race, for ten minutes later Steve saw that the fog bank was rolling down upon them and from somewhere to the eastward came the dismal hoot of a steamer feeling her way along.
Fog banks in that section are unheard of at nine o'clock in the morning at this season, and we were more than a hundred miles from land, and what could fog and sand be doing there.
The fog bank had scattered, and appeared now to be in a dozen smaller masses, floating off in the direction of Mobile Point.
The wind was fresh from the south-west, which rolled up the fog banks, and then rolled them away.
To the north and north-east the fog banks hung low on the sea.
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His first view was of an approachingfogbank, which in this area could last for some days.
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Rose produced afogbankbefore making landfall, which is unusual for a tropical cyclone.
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Half hidden, the hunters occupy an ambiguous position, and it is uncertain whether the line above them denotes the horizon or afogbank.
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His parachute disappeared into thefogbankand cloud cover.
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After continuing the voyage for several hours a densefogbankwas suddenly encountered at around 7 o'clock.
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The next day, the steamer collides with a barque in afogbank.
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Once a steamboat was in afogbank, a captain would have to reckon very carefully from his experience on the run just where his boat was.
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Some fog banks were encountered and speed was reduced twice while passing through these.
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