Kingsnorth Chimney to come down in March
Display problems? View this newsletter in your browser. Kingsnorth Chimney to come down in March A date has now been fixed for demolition of Kingsnorth Power Station’s 650 ft chimney. It is expected to...
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Notices to Mariners Week 6 – Notices to Mariners for the Southern East Coast of the UK and across to France, Belgium and part of Holland
Permanent 1. NORTH SEA – United Kingdom Sector – Cromer Knoll SE – NM Blocks. – two UKHO Blocks for different charts but both for the Dudgeon Wind Farm now fully in position...
Laser weapon to be tested at Shoeburyness
Laser weapon to be tested at Shoeburyness The defence project will culminate in operation at full-power under test conditions at Farnborough in summer 2018 before it is transported to MOD Shoeburyness for long-range outdoor...
Notices to Mariners Week 48 – Notices to Mariners for the Southern East Coast of the UK and across to France, Belgium and part of Holland
Permanent UKHO 1. ENGLAND – East Coast – River Thames – Ware Point – Wreck. Buoy. – Dangerous wreck on the edge of the 5m contour of the River Thames, east side opposite Ware...
Cruising Association Lobster Pots Campaign
In the spring of this year the Cruising Association launched a petition to make lobster pot markers safer for small craft. In two weeks we had 6,000 signatures and numerous reports of boats coming...
Notices to Mariners Week 43,44,45 & 46 – Notices to Mariners for the Southern East Coast of the UK and across to France, Belgium and part of Holland
Catching up. Sorry, some of these are a bit late. Week 43 Permanent 1. New Editions of ADMIRALTY Charts on 9th November, 2017 : Chart 1534 – England – East Coast, Great...
Rochester to Richmond, a Thames Estuary Sailors view
Nick Ardley, well known Maritime Author and Sailor will be on board Edith May on Saturday November 11th from 10.30am till 4.00pm signing copies of his latest book Rochester to Richmond, a Thames Estuary...
Vessels obstruct Faversham Creek
Peel Ports have advised that the exceptional high tides have caused some vessels in Faversham Creek to float into the wrong places, in some cases out of the creek altogether. The infamous “pirate ship”...
Blue Yacht seized by Peel Ports
The nameless blue yacht was evicted from Sun Pier and then moored unsuccessfully on the Historic Dockyard slipway, as shown in this photo taken on Sunday. The vessel, which has been the subject of more than...
Notices to Mariners Week 42 – Notices to Mariners for the Southern East Coast of the UK and across to France, Belgium and part of Holland
Permanent 1. ENGLAND – South East Coast – Gull Stream – Depths. Wrecks. Drying height. – 8 reductions of depth in and around the Gull Stream. It is worth noting the drying height on...