Stupefied, she asked herself if this were the western shoreline, the neon lights of the hotels.

On Sheelin last week anglers were treated to large hatches particularly in Orangefield and along the western shoreline.

Following the wash down, they paddle north along the western shoreline of the bay to return to the Amphibious Base.

Libya's western shoreline is the main departure point for migrants trying to reach Europe by boat, many of them fleeing conflict or poverty.

There were islands all along the western shoreline; one of them would provide them with a safe haven to disembark and start over.

The sinking off Thailand's east coast came just a month after thousands of tourists died in the Indian Ocean tsunami along the country's western shoreline.

Bali beaches also comprise striking black sands on the north and western shorelines, with sleepy undisturbed coves in-between.